Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Nov 2005 19:03 UTC
Internet & Networking In a historic agreement, the makers of Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Konqueror have agreed on a common set of security features that will be implemented into future versions of their respective browsers. The developers of the four applications had been in discussion for some time over ways in which they could make browsing safer by making it more obvious to users when a site is trying to pull a fast one on them.
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RE[3]: Security Features
by on Fri 25th Nov 2005 00:36 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Security Features"

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except for the sites which are added to the "Trusted Zone".

how should the average internet surfer determine which sites to trust?

how can one know if the admin running any site is competent? simple, you cant.

the "Trusted Zone" is nothing more than a ms ploy to make windows IE users feel safe.

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RE[4]: Security Features
by sappyvcv on Fri 25th Nov 2005 03:34 in reply to "RE[3]: Security Features"
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2005-07-06

Then that's the users fault, not IEs.

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