Why ban Chrome and allow IE?

AfterEffect · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:19

Our IT Dept only allow IE to be used as a browser, and Firefox when IE doesn't work (lol) but won't allow Chrome?! WHY?!?!

From what I've heard Chrome is much more secure... is this right? Is there anything to support it?

Their argument was that it evades the companies proxy... which it doesn't - it uses IE's settings! :S

AfterEffect · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:40

marc2003 said:
i really wouldn't try to circumvent company IT policy. it's not something worth risking your job over.

I'm not going to, it's just frustrating as I find Chrome so much easier to use

AfterEffect · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:43

Pottsey said:
Last time I looked Chrome was less secure and a pain to support as you cannot lock it down with policy’s. Chrome also allows you to change proxy’s to bypass internet filtering I thought.

When you click 'Change Proxy Settings' it takes you to the inbuilt windows one that IE uses (which is blocked).

AfterEffect · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:58

Pottsey said:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/caehdcpeofiiigpdhbabniblemipncjj not with stuff like that at a quick glance. Which is anohter reason Chrome is bad, to many plugin options to upset the system/network.

http://www.proxychanger.com/

Can do that on any browser.
I don't think it would annoy me as much if they had banned Firefox as well, but they haven't. :/