morrowind@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFirefox is on the brink of being dropped by the US Governmentwww.brycewray.comexternal-linkmessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down165
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minus-squareSparking@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoAre they talking about government devices? I’ve never seen firefox installed on a government device.
minus-squarepigup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIt is installed on our computers, depends on the agency it policy
minus-squareSparking@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYeah, I’m surprised your agency let’s you do that with firefox. First time I have heard of that.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoDo school or library computers count as government devices?
minus-squareSparking@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months 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-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoTechnically, yes, but in this context government devices means systems used by federal employees which have access to PII or classified information.
Are they talking about government devices? I’ve never seen firefox installed on a government device.
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.
Do school or library computers count as government devices?
Generally I was talking about Federal devices. Those move a lot of needles because one federal change can switch a lot of stuff over.
Technically, yes, but in this context government devices means systems used by federal employees which have access to PII or classified information.