testeronious@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down113cross-posted to: sysadmin@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: sysadmin@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoHonestly, this might be a good thing in that case. I didn’t like when my default browser randomly changed Ideally, this would also stop browsers (ex. Edge) from using dark patterns to try and trick you into changing to them
minus-squareTony N@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down3·7 months agoI’m sure Edge is exempt, and will continue to switch itself to the default browser whenever it feels like it.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·7 months agoThe dark pattern is the fact Edge is the default OOTB browser on Windows.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoEdge will always magically take over
Honestly, this might be a good thing in that case. I didn’t like when my default browser randomly changed
Ideally, this would also stop browsers (ex. Edge) from using dark patterns to try and trick you into changing to them
I’m sure Edge is exempt, and will continue to switch itself to the default browser whenever it feels like it.
The dark pattern is the fact Edge is the default OOTB browser on Windows.
Edge will always magically take over