Found this on the official Google blog, and it is a new extension for Firefox that "that alerts you if a web page that you visit appears to be asking for your personal or financial information under false pretences. This type of attack, known as phishing or spoofing, is becoming more sophisticated, widespread and dangerous. That's why it's important to browse safely with Google Safe Browsing. By combining advanced algorithms with reports about misleading pages from a number of sources, Safe Browsing is often able to automatically warn you when you encounter a page that's trying to trick you into disclosing personal information."
The download is only for US residents for now ... Google have some licencing considerations to sort out before a world-wide release, says the FAQ on their blog. Hopefully it won't take long.
The link to this blog posting will lead you to the tiny download of the extension, or you can get it here. You might also be interested in another extension, blogger webcoments, if you use Blogger, and want to see what other bloggers are saying about any page you happen to be viewing.
The download is only for US residents for now ... Google have some licencing considerations to sort out before a world-wide release, says the FAQ on their blog. Hopefully it won't take long.
The link to this blog posting will lead you to the tiny download of the extension, or you can get it here. You might also be interested in another extension, blogger webcoments, if you use Blogger, and want to see what other bloggers are saying about any page you happen to be viewing.
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