Firefox 2.0 Update To Remove Phishing Detection 351
An anonymous reader writes "Computerworld and others are reporting that Firefox 2.0.0.19, the last security update to be released before 2.0 goes end-of-life, will remove the phishing detection at the request of Google. The browser is using an older version of the Safe Browsing protocol that Google will discontinue. According to the latest NetApplications report, about 25% of all Firefox users were still on version 2.0. This move ought to result in an increased adoption of Firefox 3.0 and other browsers, unless it goes unnoticed by most users."
Re:Hey... it's open source! (Score:2, Funny)
You must be on your comma.
It's like being on your period. But with less bitching.
Re:Phishing detection? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why would anyone use FF2? (Score:3, Funny)
Firstly, who said I wasn't using FF3? I certainly never did in this (or any other) thread - you simply surmised that from things I did say, and your assumption has proven to be wrong. I use FF3 daily, because it has better memory usage than FF2 - but the Awesome Bar still sucks, even after six months of usage and 'training' as it certainly doesn't seem to learn my browsing habits.
Take, for instance, the example I gave in another thread - I start typing the domain of a site I use daily and the 'Awesome Bar' decides that what I actually want is a site I visited once, several months ago. How many times should I train the 'Awesome Bar' in that situation?
I want my old url bar back. You have said nothing which has changed my opinion of the current system.
Fine, some people may find it better than the old alternative - so why not make it an option they could use? Even make it the default, just allow it to be disabled. Or am I worth less as a customer to Mozilla for some reason?