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I had totally forgotten about a Chrome download being sneaked into applications. It used a number of dark patterns like having the "install chrome" tickbox bein
by Flamingoat 11mo ago
I had totally forgotten about a Chrome download being sneaked into applications. It used a number of dark patterns like having the "install chrome" tickbox being light grey on top of white or it being hidden in "customise install" options.
- SoftTalker 11mo agoWas commonplace for a while. Oracle even installed the Ask browser toolbar when you installed their database, with the same easy-to-miss opt-out checkbox. Pretty crazy.
- Flamingoat 11mo agoYes it was really annoying. I was using one of the Chromium forks and Chrome used to sneak onto the machine unless you vigilante. It felt like the bad old days of shareware and bonzi-buddy had returned.