/g/, how can a guy teach his parents internet security/safety?

>>55725997
I installed uBlock on my mom's pc.

Setup a firewall and just block everything accept Facebook. Pretty much only thing old people do online... And maybe the emails

>>55725997
Umatrix, ublock, tell them not to download stuff.

>>55726019
>>55726033
>>55726014
Thanks, it looks like they'll be switching to firefox then

Does preventing sending referrers to websites besides the one you clicked on cause problems for general browsing?

Also, I want to know too how do you actually sit down with them and show them how to use it. Most of us are young adults and college aged here right? I don't want to be insolent-seeming yet I can't live with myself because I have been ignoring blatant poor computer usage for years and am afraid what will happen when I leave

>>55725997
>install xubuntu on moms computer
>never had to deal with virus and strange behaviours ever again

feels good man

>>55726087

Install adblock, noscript, popup blocker. Put them on a guest account with only some privileges enabled so they have to put in a password to be able to install/write/uninstall files/programs.

If they do general browsing, it will be tedious AS fuck to put in the allow statements. Beat thing is follow the advice on a block and such ever going into their Web browser settings and putting to highest security. Mid 30s here sorry man

>>55726638
that is the kind of answer I was looking for, thank you anon

and thank you to the rest of you too

Just put Ubuntu on that shit

>/g/, how can a guy teach his parents internet security/safety?

You can't. Do what everyone else did 4 years ago and just get them iPads.

I only give them Android or Chrome OS devices.

If something goes horribly wrong you factory reset and sign them back into Google.

>>55725997
Install Linux on their computers if all they do is emails and shit.

>>55725997
simply tell them to never execute a file

>>55725997
make them freetards and teach them how to install and use Gentoo, then get them to post desktop pics on desktop threads XD

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>>55726934
>execute a file

If all they do is very basic computing then just put linux on their computers, it doesn't have any viruses.

>>55726014
Install Chrome OS

>>55725997
Install NoScript and UBlock brower add-ons.
Then white-list the websites they typically use so they won't complain that stuff doesn't work.

You need to do this for every browser or hide the other browsers (deleting the icon is sufficient ;-)

>>55726934
assuming they know what a "file" is

>>55726447
>this
tech illiterate parents cannot be trusted.

Installing a Linux distro is best thing you can do.prevent virus.make your self admin,and ssh to check and maintain their laptop when needed without touching it

>>55728969
this is what i do as well. i converted all our computers my parrents use to xubuntu and i just ssh in to fix things or mostly just install software. best move i have ever made. dealing with windows bullshit was annoying.