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There HAVE to be underlying motives at play here. If Google really cared about "dumb users" – I agree phishing and such attacks do pose a threat to the average
by maz1b 8y ago
There HAVE to be underlying motives at play here. If Google really cared about "dumb users" – I agree phishing and such attacks do pose a threat to the average net surfer, but surely they can use ML to bolster and enhance the warning or safe browsing system that they already use, and use that as an additional plus point or marketing point. To imply that this is being done merely for the sake of the "user" is laughable.
This is simply a red herring to (eventually) guide user interface behavior towards a system or set of systems that moves towards obscure, non-transparent and centralized control.
- PostThisTooFast 8y agoNot to mention that the "safety" problem has been reduced by browsers' showing of only the root URL these days, not the giant string of parameters. What ICANN't should have done years ago is eliminate canned TLDs entirely; there's no reason a URL shouldn't end in any string you like. Want to register "joe.schmoe"? Shouldn't be a problem. Of course, that wouldn't let them run their registration rip-off scheme for arbitrary TLDs, now would it?