@ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1481arrow-down114 cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsysadmin@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@Admetus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink32•8 months agoPresumably one can still set default in settings. I’m not giving up Firefox yet.
minus-square@BearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilink14•edit-28 months agoNowhere in the article does MS say that. It’s presented as an argument, while MS said “no comment”. Nowhere does MS claim that. “Kolbicz believes this change may be to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)” (emphasis mine). “BleepingComputer contacted Microsoft about the lockdown of these Registry keys in March, but they said they had nothing to share at this time.”
minus-squaredeweydecibellinkfedilinkEnglish11•8 months agoThey say that, but I’ll believe it when I see the implementation.
minus-square@redcalcium@lemmy.institutelinkfedilink9•8 months agoBut why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
minus-squarebjorneylinkfedilink17•8 months agoThey aren’t talking about system administrators. They are talking about 3rd party software presenting a privilege escalation prompt (administrator access) and changing your default browser without you knowing about it
minus-squareTwinTuskslinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoIts more a issue in China where every browser (read malware) would make itself the default and it’s a pain to change it back.
minus-squarem-p{3}linkfedilink2•edit-28 months agoStill doable for corporate-managed devices through GPOs, MS Intune, MECM, etc
Presumably one can still set default in settings. I’m not giving up Firefox yet.
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Nowhere in the article does MS say that. It’s presented as an argument, while MS said “no comment”.
Nowhere does MS claim that.
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They say that, but I’ll believe it when I see the implementation.
But why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
They aren’t talking about system administrators. They are talking about 3rd party software presenting a privilege escalation prompt (administrator access) and changing your default browser without you knowing about it
Its more a issue in China where every browser (read malware) would make itself the default and it’s a pain to change it back.
Then just ask the user instead of assuming
Still doable for corporate-managed devices through GPOs, MS Intune, MECM, etc
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