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I'd love to see a program that blocks any new installs until approved by a "family geek". When your mother clicks that INSTALL NEW TOOLBAR! link, it emails you
by weirdcat 14y ago
I'd love to see a program that blocks any new installs until approved by a "family geek". When your mother clicks that INSTALL NEW TOOLBAR! link, it emails you with details on the software to be installed, and only after you approve it, your mom is able to proceed with the installation.
- Kronopath 14y agoSo, Gatekeeper? It won't send you any emails, but it will prevent rogue software from being installed.
- m_d 14y agoI would definitely pay for something like this. The ability to approve installs remotely would be amazing.
- cube13 14y agoIt would be nice if OSX's security model was extended to require the root password for any application or plugin installer that isn't handled directly within a process.
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoYou can set the security preferences in OS X to only allow installation of Mac App Store applications. That minimizes risk greatly. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5290 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5290
- dmix 14y agoOnly about 20% of the apps I use I've ever downloaded on Mac app store. But I imagine for some non-tech savvy users this could work.
- JonnieCache 14y agoThat's a really good idea. Maybe hacking it into the OS like that is going a bit far, but automating the "hey, does this look ok to you?" process is definitely a goer IMO.