@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoFirefox is on the brink of being dropped by the US Governmentwww.brycewray.comexternal-linkmessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1599cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1599external-linkFirefox is on the brink of being dropped by the US Governmentwww.brycewray.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square218fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSparkinglinkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoAre they talking about government devices? I’ve never seen firefox installed on a government device.
minus-squareLousyCornMuffinscakelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoDo school or library computers count as government devices?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoTechnically, yes, but in this context government devices means systems used by federal employees which have access to PII or classified information.
minus-squareSparkinglinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoGenerally I was talking about Federal devices. Those move a lot of needles because one federal change can switch a lot of stuff over.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoIt is installed on our computers, depends on the agency it policy
minus-squareSparkinglinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoYeah, I’m surprised your agency let’s you do that with firefox. First time I have heard of that.
Are they talking about government devices? I’ve never seen firefox installed on a government device.
Do school or library computers count as government devices?
Technically, yes, but in this context government devices means systems used by federal employees which have access to PII or classified information.
Generally I was talking about Federal devices. Those move a lot of needles because one federal change can switch a lot of stuff over.
It is installed on our computers, depends on the agency it policy
Yeah, I’m surprised your agency let’s you do that with firefox. First time I have heard of that.