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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1781551" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Most applications install for all users of the system. I don't know if it's possible to restrict them to just one user easily, as the installation of most would benefit most users. </p><p></p><p>That said, what you want to do may or may not be needed. If you don't trust an application, get rid of it. For most purposes online banking is done with a browser like Safari, or Opera, or whatever browser you want to use. Other applications should not be involved. For security you might look at a VPN for banking and online transactions. If you have a lot of stuff that is set to start on login, a new user with NOTHING in the login startup would be one way to go, but some things get loaded at boot for all users, so you'll need to consider them.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: It's hard to do what you want, but if you don't trust an application, get rid of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1781551, member: 396914"] Most applications install for all users of the system. I don't know if it's possible to restrict them to just one user easily, as the installation of most would benefit most users. That said, what you want to do may or may not be needed. If you don't trust an application, get rid of it. For most purposes online banking is done with a browser like Safari, or Opera, or whatever browser you want to use. Other applications should not be involved. For security you might look at a VPN for banking and online transactions. If you have a lot of stuff that is set to start on login, a new user with NOTHING in the login startup would be one way to go, but some things get loaded at boot for all users, so you'll need to consider them. Bottom line: It's hard to do what you want, but if you don't trust an application, get rid of it. [/QUOTE]
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