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Sure, you shouldn't always get to be root on other people's computers. But you absolutely should get to be root whenever you want on your own computers.
by josephcsible 3y ago
Sure, you shouldn't always get to be root on other people's computers. But you absolutely should get to be root whenever you want on your own computers.
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- pjmlp 3y agoDepends, that is how normies get Ask Jeeves toolbars.
- ndriscoll 3y agoNow the ad- and spyware just come bundled into the OS, so the main difference is that you at least have some ability to mitigate malware with root.
- josephcsible 3y agoInteresting choice of example, since malicious browser extensions don't require admin rights to get installed.
- pjmlp 3y agoAn example, I could have picked something else, doesn't make less relevant in how normies mishandle their computers, and if being pedantic with this specific example, unless using Firefox, in what concerns Safari and Chrome installing such extensions can be disabled, at least in corporate computers.