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Google has a hidden browser inside the settings (matan-h.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A dev recently discovered a browser built into the settings (for any google app that lets you edit settings). From there you can bypass parental controls or enterprise restrictions.

This is a pretty exciting "extra feature", Google!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Curious if someone in an abusive relationship could use this trick if their phone was being monitored. If the abuser was just monitoring them with the phone's parental controls this would work but if there was an app probably not?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They’re already in an abusive relationship, with Google