• Firipu@startrek.website
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      3 days ago

      I’m very happy my 12y old kid can’t just sideload shit nilly willy. He legit Googles minecraft hacks and downloads random apks and stuff if he gets the chance)

      (his phone is also fully locked down with parental because a 12y old should have free reign on the internet, but that’s beside the point)

      • IHave69XiBucks@lemmygrad.ml
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        3 days ago

        honestly i think letting kids experiment on their own devices and get them full of malware is a good thing. its the perfect time to learn since a kid doesnt have any money to steal anyway, and the parent can just come in and factory reset the device if needed. Too much protecton means people never learn how to be responsible without it.

    • Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Scammers make old people install malicious app designed to steal user data and obviously much more. It’s a trick as old as the Internet itself but it’s much more devastating when literally almost every aspect of your life is at stake.