Re: Issue 462221 in chromium: Disable Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled

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Comment #8 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

We totally didn't see this happening but feel for the teachers. I'll look
into making a change to the code.

Cyrus, I'm not too familiar with the enrolled device status. So can I just
confirm this is only related to CrOS devices or are we talking about all
platforms, are there enterprise enrolled versions of Chrome for Android for
instance.

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Comment #9 on issue 462221 by wber...@google.com: Disable Chrome offline
I'm looking forward kids starting to program games so as to bypass
restrictions and in the process learn coding and a whole bunch of stuff
(done that).

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Comment #10 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Hi Edward - yes - only Chrome devices can become enrolled. No need to
worry about other platforms.

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Labels: -OS-All OS-Chrome

Comment #11 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

(No comment was entered for this change.)

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Comment #12 on issue 462221 by CMKLO...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome offline
I also would like to see a policy setting for this or something to stop the
functionality of the game. Students unplug their computer from the network
before they open Google Chrome to play the game. Next thing is that they
leave the classroom without connecting back to the network with all the
trouble that gives.

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Comment #13 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Cyrus, is there a SWE you can hook me up from the CrOS enterprise side of
things to give me some guidance in surfacing whether a device is enrolled.
My area is front end so my understanding of the codebase is a bit limited.

I'm currently doing this, following the many examples in the codebase:

policy::BrowserPolicyConnectorChromeOS* connector =

g_browser_process->platform_part()->browser_policy_connector_chromeos();
std::string enterprise_domain = connector->GetEnterpriseDomain();

then checking: !enterprise_domain.empty() from
NetErrorHelper::GenerateLocalizedErrorPage

This just crashes the network error page. Someone described to me that the
renderer process and the browser process is separate and work differently.
The error page is generated in the renderer process. I don't know if this
is causing some problems.

Thanks.

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Comment #15 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

atwilson@ any pointers you have would be great.

A question, do you know if it's possible to differentiate between Edu
enrolled devices versus other corporate enrolled devices? Just thinking
ahead that that enterprise users (like Googlers) will be affected by this
change.

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Comment #16 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

It's not easy/possible to check enrolled status from the render process.
Typically the way we implement features like this is by checking the policy
from the browser process, then passing a commandline flag to the render
process.

If you add support for a --disable-dinosaur-easter-egg (or similar) flag to
the renderer code, then you can update
ChromeContentBrowserClient::AppendExtraCommandLineSwitches() to pass this
flag for enrolled machines.

It's better to use
browser_policy_connector_chromeos()->IsEnterpriseManaged() to tell if the
device is enrolled. There's no way to differentiate between EDU and
corp-enrolled devices - if we care about this, we should build this as a
user policy. Cyrus, the solution you've proposed will break this easter egg
for googlers on their corp-owned devices. Is this OK?

Happy to review any CLs.

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Comment #17 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Given that the following would all have to be satisfied for a Googler to
lose this fun game:
1. Chromebook
2. Enrolled
3. Offline
I think we're ok to use a slightly bigger hammer for now. :)

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Comment #19 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

To be clear - this only impacts chromeos devices - Googlers and other
enterprise users still have access on other platforms.

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Comment #20 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

I have a CL with atwilson currently which is the blanket disable approach.

However some feedback from my Chrome UX colleagues was this should probably
be a policy. I'll probably need SWE support to help implement this as I'm
not familiar with that side of things at all.

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Comment #21 on issue 462221 by atwil...@google.com: Disable Chrome offline
Who on the UX team has concerns?

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Comment #23 on issue 462221 by gl...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
If this is disabled in any situation, then pressing spacebar should display
a "disabled by your administrator" message, rather than suddenly just
stopping something from working. Blame is important.

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Comment #24 on issue 462221 by gl...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Actually, it should be "Fun disabled by administrator", or equivalent, to
let people who never saw the original know that there was something fun
there (the plain disabled message makes less sense).

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Comment #25 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

+1 to the "Fun disabled by administrator" string. Will follow up on the
code review with that suggestion.

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Comment #26 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Glen, great suggestion. I'll make changes to the CL.

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Comment #30 on issue 462221 by ains...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
:( Bummer.

I generally dislike contact-your-admin messages because they aren't
actionable...
(thinking of that crashing policy-installed extensions example)

My normal string exercise (start specific -> simplify) is below:
1. "Your device's administrator is like an asteroid; the Chrome dinosaurs
are extinct."
2. "Your device's administrator disabled the Chrome dinosaur game."
3. "Your device's administrator disabled the dinosaur game."
4. "Your administrator disabled the Chrome dinosaur game."
5. "Your administrator disabled the dinosaur game."
6. "Your administrator removed the dinosaur game."
7. "Your administrator deleted the dinosaur game."
8. "Your administrator hid the dinosaur game."
9. "The owner of this device disabled the dinosaur game."

In this case, "administrator" is too jargony.
Could "owner" be more understandable?

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Comment #36 on issue 462221 by db...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
if we want to show a visual difference in the <canvas> as well, we could:
- animate an asteroid crashing into t-rex w/ a crater after OR
- just show a crater

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Comment #37 on issue 462221 by ains...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
#34 works for me.
"The owner of this device turned off the dinosaur game"

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Comment #38 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
#34 sounds good to me too. So now we have PM, TLM, and UX all signed off.
Shall we proceed? ;)

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Comment #39 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

All clear. I'll work on the changes today.

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Comment #40 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Updated the string and switch out the icon when the game is disabled as
suggested by dbeam.

Attachments:
easter-egg-disabled-notification2.mov 410 KB

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Comment #42 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

+saswat to consider whether we need to do anything for desktop chrome for
this as well.

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Comment #44 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Won't we get desktop Chrome for 'free' if we do this as a policy - i.e. GPO
should also work? I believe the question came up because we have kids
using Chrome Win / Chrome Mac / etc. in schools and are similarly using the
game improperly? Perhaps CMKLOP63 can comment? :)

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Comment #45 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

The current implementation just checks for enterprise enrolled devices on
ChromeOS and isn't a device policy. Is it possible to check for domain
locked computers within Chrome itself?

If we were to do this a policy it would need the extra resources to do the
work.

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Comment #47 on issue 462221 by mr.k...@student.geaugaesc.org: Disable
Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

This is an important issue for our classrooms also. It has become a daily
struggle and administration has suggested removing the chromebooks until it
is resolved. I see this issue is receiving high priority. Thanks.

Also, if there are any other "easter eggs" or planned distractions, is
there a way to include them in the process to disable these distraction.

After reviewing this thread, I did not see a current workaround or solution
yet. Am I correct?

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Comment #48 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Oh yes - sorry about that Edward & Drew - forgot about the earlier
discussion in this bug thread. Let's just start with the simpler
non-policy - all enrolled devices solution for now. We'll have to punt on
desktop Chrome for now.

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Comment #49 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Okay, we'll proceed with the current CL. Drew could you take a look again
when you get a chance.

@mr.katz there is currently no workaround. The code changes to disable the
easter egg are currently under review.

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Comment #50 on issue 462221 by mr.k...@student.geaugaesc.org: Disable
Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Can you give a projected timeframe? Administration is asking.

Is there a way to disable the ability for a user to change the wireless
setting? If the student disconnects, it just reconnects quickly, removing
the game.

Or can the address of the error page be placed in a domain we can block
without affecting its function for other groups?

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Comment #51 on issue 462221 by mr.k...@student.geaugaesc.org: Disable
Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Can you give a projected timeframe? Administration is asking.

Will any of these approaches create a workaround to implement quicker?

Is there a way to disable the ability for a user to change the wireless
setting? I set up wireless connection in the admin console, so if students
cannot change it or set up airplane mode, it will reconnect automatically.
If the student disconnects, it just reconnects quickly, removing the game.

Or

Can the address of the error page be placed in a domain we can block

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Comment #52 on issue 462221 by mr.k...@student.geaugaesc.org: Disable
Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Can you give a projected timeframe? Administration is asking.

Will any of these approaches create a workaround to implement quicker?

Is there a way to disable the ability for a user to change the wireless
setting? I set up wireless connection in the admin console, so if students
cannot change it or set up airplane mode, it will reconnect automatically.
If the student disconnects, it just reconnects quickly, removing the game.

Or

Can the address of the error page be placed in a domain we can block
without affecting its function for other groups? Also, the message will be
consistent with other blocked pages. Our students are used to
seeing "webpage blocked" messages for inappropriate use.

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Comment #53 on issue 462221 by CMKLO...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome offline
Yes,we are using Google Chrome in a Windows domain environment with Group
Policies. Right now we have more then 150 computers that the students
access; no Chrome books. Since we are still running XP till the end of
this school year we disabled IE and have only Google Chrome for a browser.
As mentioned before, the students seem to like the game and disconnect
their computer purposely which causes all kinds of problems.

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Labels: M-43

Comment #54 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Projected timeframe to block on ChromeOS is Chrome 43 (next release). Once
this is fixed, I'll leave this bug open (change to a feature request to add
support for blocking this on desktop platforms) and assign to Cyrus to
prioritize.

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Comment #55 on issue 462221 by bugdro...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221#c55

The following revision refers to this bug:

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda

commit 7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda
Author: edwardjung <edwar...@chromium.org>
Date: Wed Mar 25 15:44:31 2015

Disable easter egg on enterprised enrolled devices

BUG=462221

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/977323003

Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/master@{#322167}

[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/app/generated_resources.grd
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/browser/browser_process_platform_part_chromeos.cc
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/browser/browser_process_platform_part_chromeos.h
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/browser/chrome_content_browser_client.cc
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/browser/errorpage_browsertest.cc
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/common/chrome_switches.h
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/common/localized_error.cc
[add]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/renderer/resources/default_100_percent/offline/100-disabled.png
[add]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/renderer/resources/default_200_percent/offline/200-disabled.png
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/renderer/resources/neterror.css
[modify]
http://crrev.com/7db1c9eae940f6f35f764ad2d107a6b28a71ceda/chrome/renderer/resources/offline.js

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Comment #56 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

The CrOS enterprise enrolled check fix is now committed.

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Status: Fixed

Comment #57 on issue 462221 by cyr...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Fantastic - thank you so much for the fast turnaround Ed! May T-Rex rest
in peace on school Chromebooks now. :)

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Comment #58 on issue 462221 by lawrence...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Re: comment 54, should this bug be kept open? Or do you need a separate one
for the browser?

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Comment #59 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Actually, probably cleaner to log a separate issue
(https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=471738), so we can
close this.

Note for people finding this bug via google search: if you can force Chrome
to be launched with the --disable-dinosaur-easter-egg command line flag, it
will disable this game on desktop platforms as well.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Comment #65 on issue 462221 by mr.k...@student.geaugaesc.org: Disable
Chrome offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Is it correct that that release is a development release? If I am concerned
about not using a "stable" release, how can I set the flag on HP Chromebook
11 devices?

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Status: Started

Comment #66 on issue 462221 by tra...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Not working in Peppy.

Game still working in Peppy.

M ChromeOS Chrome Type Channel
43 6946.19.0 43.0.2357.32 release dev

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Comment #67 on issue 462221 by tra...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Status:Fail

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Comment #68 on issue 462221 by tra...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Can we set any policy to disable it?If yes,which policy?

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Comment #69 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Trapti, you are certain that your device is enterprise enrolled? Going to
chrome://policy should also give you a list of polices.

It's working in 43.0.2357.19 on a Pixel.

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Comment #70 on issue 462221 by tra...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome offline
Yes,Device is enrolled.

Can you please name the policy for disabling this?

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Comment #72 on issue 462221 by sero...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome offline
OK. Now what do I do if this game is ALLOWED in my class during special
times? How do I disable this 'feature' that is only for teachers who dont
control their students?

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Comment #73 on issue 462221 by atwil...@google.com: Disable Chrome offline
Sadly, it's not possible. My takeaway from developing this "feature" is to
never ever do anything clever around gating behavior on a device being
enrolled or not - we should always define a policy with an enterprise
default, to leave it possible to re-enable the feature if we decide to
expose UI for it.

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Comment #74 on issue 462221 by ke...@tapestrycharter.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

You could have at least changed the message to "has been disabled by google
for enrolled devices." Do you know how many angry students there are in a 1
to 1 school? All after me!

Kevin

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Comment #75 on issue 462221 by seam.tro...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Why do you all care so much??? Besides, my school's admin actually did find
out how to disable this game, not that I'll tell how but... anyways. First
of all, little kids shouldn't be using these computers (laptops).. they
should't be using iPhones, iPads, iPods, etc. As the maturity just isn't
there, they don't have the common sense to know that what they are doing is
wrong and disruptive. Second of all, you should just tell students not to
do it, if they don't listen and their grades decline than that is their
problem. If they are distracting other students, simply revoke the device
every time they refuse to listen to instruction and make them write
everything on paper like kids used to do...

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Sep 13, 2015, 9:05:54 PM9/13/15
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Comment #76 on issue 462221 by seam.tro...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Why do you all care so much??? First of all, little kids shouldn't be using

chro...@googlecode.com

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Comment #79 on issue 462221 by abearnam...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

I have been looking through Admin Console, and can not find an OPTION to
enable/disable this easter egg. The --disable-dinosaur-easter-egg has been
added to the command line between OS versions 44 and 45. Where is there an
option? If there is not, could an OPTION to toggle be implemented? Thank
you.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Sep 30, 2015, 9:51:42 PM9/30/15
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Comment #80 on issue 462221 by Illumina...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

However, anyone could access the dinosaur game by performing a powerwash on
their chromebook. (It is also possible to do this by transitioning to
developer mode.) Doing this unenrolls the device so that the dinosaur game
is enabled. I suggest you turn it off entirely.

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Comment #81 on issue 462221 by Illumina...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

However, it is possible to access the dinosaur game on an enrolled
chromebook by performing a powerwash. (It is also possible to access it by
transitioning to developer mode.) Doing this unenrolls the device and
enables the dinosaur game. I suggest turning off the dinosaur game entirely.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Sep 30, 2015, 10:12:41 PM9/30/15
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Comment #82 on issue 462221 by Illumina...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

However, it is possible to access the dinosaur game on an enrolled
chromebook by performing a powerwash. (It is also possible to access it by
entering developer mode.) Doing this unenrolls the device and enables the

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Comment #83 on issue 462221 by edwardj...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

#79, there is no UI currently to disable to easter egg, please follow bug
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=471738 which proposes
adding a user policy

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Oct 1, 2015, 6:11:42 PM10/1/15
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Comment #84 on issue 462221 by audrie-j...@pgcps.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

I'm a student and have a school issued Chromebook that I take home. I don't
play this game in school but I get why you guys turned it off. I'd just
like to be able to play it at home. That's not really fair, I'm in my own
house, so I think I should be able to play it if I want to instead of
getting this: http://i.imgur.com/JblfQHn.png

chro...@googlecode.com

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Oct 1, 2015, 10:07:09 PM10/1/15
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Comment #85 on issue 462221 by Illumina...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

#84, it's your school that owns the chromebook. They can do whatever they
like with it, and you are really just borrowing it from them. They issued
the chromebook to you for your work. If you really want to play it, get
your own computer.
That being said, it is still possible to re-enable the game. Read #82.

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Oct 2, 2015, 6:02:23 AM10/2/15
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Comment #86 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

Re: comment #82, if the school has disabled dev mode and enabled
force-re-enrollment, you will not be able to powerwash your device and boot
it, it will force you to switch back to verified-boot mode and then enroll
back to your school's domain.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Oct 4, 2015, 1:01:54 AM10/4/15
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Comment #87 on issue 462221 by bizs...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome offline
I thought Chrome was a browser, and not a games console designed to
distract me whenever possible and try to hook me into loving cute Google
with its mini-games. At least if you introduce these kind of redundant
distracting features, why not add an option to disable them? Not everyone
is a StarTrek, 8bits nerd.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Oct 5, 2015, 5:18:36 AM10/5/15
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Comment #88 on issue 462221 by atwil...@google.com: Disable Chrome offline
re #87 - please see comment #59 for instructions on how to remove the fun.

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Oct 5, 2015, 5:20:36 AM10/5/15
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Comment #89 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome

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Oct 7, 2015, 11:36:36 PM10/7/15
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Comment #90 on issue 462221 by Siverma...@gmail.com: Disable Chrome offline
all of you are idiots. its not "distracting". students use it for about ten
seconds while it connects to the wifi. its not hurting anything. how are
you supposed to make schools fun when you suck the life from all the
students? sure, theyre there to learn but that doesnt mean that they cant
have a minuscule amount of fun.

chro...@googlecode.com

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Nov 19, 2015, 6:06:33 AM11/19/15
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Comment #92 on issue 462221 by atwi...@chromium.org: Disable Chrome
offline game (T-Rex) if device is enrolled
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=462221

This bug is fixed - closing off comments. Feel free to comment on
crbug.com/471738 if you have requests/insights around how this behavior is
configurable by policy.
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