Ohh, I see. That makes a lot of sense. I understand the comparison now, ty 🙏
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alekwithak@lemmy.world 2 months agoEvery service and site had their own malicious toolbar they’d ask you to install and / sneak it into the install for other software. They also came loaded with malware and or siphoned data from you. Older/more tech illiterate people would have browsers looking like the picture above and come to you wondering why their computer is so slow or why they keep getting viruses.
techforwhat@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Flisty@mstdn.social 2 months ago
@alekwithak @techforwhat Norton Antivirus is still at it
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Plus the even simpler: apps are like browser “toolbars” because they’re just a veneer to collect more data, add more tracking, appear to be useful without actually benefitting the user over a simple web page