The average user doesn't know that their web browsers ship with 150 to 200 or so security holes by design.
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I didn't know that !
And complexity
Oh My!... Is my Internet Explorer safe?
The average user uses Windows or Mac.
This same issue applies in most Linux distros
You are correct. "Most".
Run Libre GNU/Linux with the Libre Kernel. Not that bullshit proprietary stuff by Linux Torvalds. His garbage NSA componenets have been removed by the FSF.
Use a Libre browser too., fully auditable code. Dont touch anything else.
Firefox?