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by d_theorist 3717 days ago
Anybody who doesn't like the way Google is publishing this information through its browser is free to choose to use another one. Or to turn it off.

There is naturally a tradeoff between the value of this information for avoiding dangerous sites, and the risk that Google might be abusing the power that goes with its role in publishing it. At the moment users are mostly deciding that the risk is worth it.

If Google becomes obviously abusive then users will have to re-assess that equation. But it's the users' decision to make; not ours.
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anon1385 3717 days ago
>At the moment users are mostly deciding that the risk is worth it.

Users aren't making a conscious decision. Browser vendors are making the decision for them. Most people don't change the default settings, especially something that claims to make your browsing "safer".

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ceejayoz 3717 days ago
> Most people don't change the default settings...

We're talking about Chrome, a browser that comes as the default setting on zero major operating systems.

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bob17 3717 days ago
Android, it now has the safe browsing API built into Play services.

https://security.googleblog.com/2015/12/protecting-hundreds-...

I wonder if newer versions of SamsungBrowser use it.

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anon1385 3717 days ago
>We're talking about Chrome

No we aren't. We are talking about the Google Safe Browsing service. They are different things. One is a web browser, the other is a blacklist that any software can use.

It's used by Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Together those make up a majority of browsers.

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