Remember the thrill of finding the actual download button for the software you need, hidden on a webpage featuring at least four other large download buttons leading to unrelated and generally nasty software? Well those horrible people at Google want to take that joy away from you! Instead of practicing your skills at slapping the monkey, shooting the duck or pretending you are on an online version of Let's Make a Deal trying to pick the right download button to reveal the prize you want, they will present you with a bright red warning screen.
For some reason those hacks over at The Inquirer think it is a good idea to take away the hours of time spent with your family, and all the interesting things that "just appeared" on their machines.
"Google is still chipping away at creating a secure online experience and has just unearthed a new element for safe browsing that stops click-happy idiots doing click-stupid things."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- GPS malfunction caused '12 hours of chaos' on Earth @ The Inquirer
- This File Will Self-Destruct in 24 hours @ Hack a Day
- Japanese wireless boffins demo 56Gbps fibre replacement* @ The Register
- A virtual phone inside a virtual cloud desktop is now an actual thing @ The Register
- 10 Best Free Mobile Application Development Frameworks That Support Android @ Linux.com
Never push the big flashy
Never push the big flashy download button, unless it’s the only button to push. And sometimes maybe not even then…
Good guy Google, now if only
Good guy Google, now if only they’d stop data mining and selling users’ private information to third parties and governments, that’d be pretty nice too.
they were data mining your
they were data mining your asses before you were that guy telling everyone “switch to google”
and they really turned up the steam when you became that
“switch to chrome” guy
tech nerds………… not the greatest on tech advice or skills.
enjoy your android phone…. or wait? iphone? “android is the best phone” guy
naaaaaa nokia flip right? that really is the only secure choice these days
This is a big problem. Some
This is a big problem. Some of the well known sites are not doing their job.
It would be nice if google can expose all the sites that are doing it.
Some of the extension writers are changing your home page as well as search engine.
It is a very big problem for windows users but also happening in Linux.
Most of culprit sites are porn, tracking and adware sites.
Good move. Now how about
Good move. Now how about those ads in ANDROID applications that you download from GOOGLE STORE and inform you how faster, better and more secure your mobile will be if you download and install their crappy malware?
I learned to look at the
I learned to look at the little popup indicator Firefox has in the bottom left corner that shows where the link is reading while I was still in primary school.
RIP
download.com
RIP
download.com