Recommended and mentioned products
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GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool.
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Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
If they have the chops to set one up, I may suggest they set up a Pi-Hole on their network, so their mobile devices are also protected as that is an ad and tracker blocker for one's entire network.
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1Password can create strong, unique passwords for you, remember them, and restore them, all directly in your web browser.
As an IT professional making recommendations to friends and family, I generally point people to Firefox, have them turn on HTTPS-Only Mode, install the open-source uBlock Origin by u/gorhill4 (Raymond Hill) for ad-blocking, and use a password manager like 1Password.
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A browser extension that clicks on every blocked ad to fight advertising surveillance.