Yeah but that's another topic (maybe more important, but less immediate and actionnable). yesterday my relative just downloaded a malware. That's something we can do something about!
> And the goal here is to protect her from malwares, not trackers (well at least that's not a priority).
Given how intransparent the programmatic advertising industry is and how often malicious actors have abused such advertising networks to spread malware... there is no distinction to make.
What special feature does she use that is absolutely untransferable to FF?
I have both browsers icons next to each other and sometimes I launch the other by mistake. For normal browsing I only spot the difference due to various pages having different logins ie from my wife or not being logged in.
If somebody is able to use internet (god forbid even do some payments on it) then I am pretty sure they could understand the concept of another, very similar app with same behavior. Sometimes new releases change UI at least as much as those browsers differ between each other.
The UI is not exactly the same. Maybe it can be OK if I transfer all the favorites, homepage, install a Chrome-looking theme, and more importantly if I change the icon lol. Not even kidding. She only uses it because she needs to, but she would be happier without it.
I installed Ubuntu for many people in their 80s. Give her some time with FF, you don’t have to remove chrome, just hand her FF. I bet she does just fine.
Are you taking upon yourself to do this for all uBO users that need it without knowing?
If you do, you acknowledge that "Chrome disabling uBlock Origin is a serious security threat."
If you don't, then "Chrome disabling uBlock Origin is a serious security threat" seems even more true.
Either way, I'm curious on the size of your bet here. Talk is cheap, and you've only given OP the laziest and most obvious solution. Do you believe what you said is profound and/or an interesting argument?
I took that comment as a good faith offer of the experience of the writer.
I’ve had both experiences myself. Sometimes the older folks manage just fine. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes it’s an aversion to change, sometimes it’s to cope with cognitive decline, and sometimes they just like one thing or the other, just like anyone.
I think it's mainly having to set it up. Which isn't that much work for basic users but still entails: making a new account (Mozilla), data migration, installation on other devices, add-on installation, syncing, configuration, etc.
I run a pihole and I don't regret it, but it's nowhere near ublock in capability. Ublock's more important filters are selecting individual scripts and even page elements.
