Enable Bing safesearch (email)
mrvivacious opened this issue · comments
From email (Sep 5 2021):
you can still watch porn on bing.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Enable safe mode on Bing.
Describe the solution you'd like
Default Bing to safe mode (Google search example).
Describe alternatives you've considered
None.
Additional context
N/a.
Summary
As a user that uses the Bing search engine
I want to not see porn on Bing
So that I am better off in my desire to not view porn.
Work description
- Can we enable safemode on Bing thru URL manipulation?
- If no, is there some Bing api to interact with?
Exit criteria
Safemode is default on Bing.
Feature is released in ChrEx / Android update
Adding &adlt=strict to bing search url enables safemode to the strictest setting.
Found via Palo Alto Networks
Work description:
Chrome extension:
Clone this method and its usages but with Bing instead of Google
Android app:
Same thing for this method
Update lists based on emails. Then release updates to each store.
✅ Chrome extension defaults bing to safemode (commit)
Android draft:
private void applySafeModeToUnsafeBingSearch(String url) {
Log.d(TAG, "redirecting to safe bing search");
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://" + url + "&adlt=strict"));
intent.putExtra(Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID, "com.android.chrome");
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);
}
public boolean isUnsafeBingSearch(String url) {
return url.contains("bing.com/search?") && !url.contains("&adlt=strict");
}