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That should be the default behavior, not a special lock down option that also disables other features. Why can't they just make it like most email clients? No
by thewebguyd 5mo ago
That should be the default behavior, not a special lock down option that also disables other features.
Why can't they just make it like most email clients? No preview by default, give a banner with an option to explicitly allow a preview for that specific message or conversation?
- thrownthatway 5mo agoI tend to agree. But how does that prevent one from receiving and opening a malicious message?
- lupire 5mo agoBecause many people know not trust unknown senders.
- thrownthatway 5mo agoI should have said “a well crafted malicious email” or SMS etc.
- amarant 5mo agoNo such thing as completely idiot proof. But I think we can all agree an exploit that requires a click is a lot better for the intended victim than one that doesn't. This way they at least have a chance to not click it. Then we can start tackling the other problems with separate solutions
- dnnddidiej 5mo agoPhishing is big business and ways to combat are not fool proof. Education helps. Spam detection helps.
- brandonwindson 5mo agoEducation helps, but it puts the burden on the user. The real fix is shutting down the phishing source, not just filtering the symptom.
- marysol5 5mo agoYou know that E-Mail clients blocking stuff came after right?
- Barbing 5mo ago>That should be the default behavior It is! The phishers try to socially engineer their way into getting link previews or in fact clickable links period. Screenshot here of the automatic link/preview disable- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-texts-trick-apple-imessage-users-into-disabling-protection/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-text...