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The only real difference that matters between a fake site and a real site is that the information on it is genuine, the form doesn't really factor into it. Whic
by yifanl 1y ago
The only real difference that matters between a fake site and a real site is that the information on it is genuine, the form doesn't really factor into it. Which makes this a very tricky problem: You can't tell if the data is genuine before you have the genuine data.
- array_key_first 1y agoDomain names is how you do this reliably. This is why everyone should use a password manager. It makes phishing much, much harder to do.
- yifanl 1y agoThere are no best practices for domain names, there's nothing that can differentiate between NPM and a fraudster from hosting "npmjs.help". It also doesn't help when you have to visit a new domain for the first time, which tends to be the case when looking up novel information.
- array_key_first 1y agoIf you're trying to do something for the first time with a big company, you usually know the domain name. Like Google is google.com. Or for something like your bank, it'll be printed on your credit card.