Google will start warning web users about deceptive download buttons
 

Google will start telling web users when they encounter deceptive sites that may try to trick them with misleading ads, the company announced in a blog post today. Now, when Google detects fishy "embedded content," such as an ad that masquerades as a download to steal personal information, Google will warn users with a page declaring a "deceptive site ahead."

The company says the content that will trigger the warning includes anything that tries "to act, or look and feel, like a trusted entity," or that attempts to "trick you into doing something youâ??d only do for a trusted entity." The plan is part of Google's Safe Browsing program, which was updated in November to flag for similarly suspicious content. Safe Browsing is set on by default for Chrome users.

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Hmm.. Does it affect redirect buttons?

Great idea.

Until there is an Opps My bad situation.

and it will happen.

I spilled my plate of cheese nachos while replying to this

google , just do your job , stop playing god.

This feature will help many people who are over 70 years old and will just annoy the rest of us.

just a backdoor way to remove torrent / file sharing sites from their index while still keeping their cred with the creative commons nerds out there.

Torrent sites are full of fake download buttons, but I wonder if and how chrome detects these.

:thumbsup

son, this isn;t how you want to be noticed by your betters. Run in the other room and smack your mother for failing as a parent.