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Google Warns Users About "Unsafe Sites"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-citizenry dept.

Dynamoo writes "The BBC is reporting that Google will start to warn users about unsafe websites, in particular those that host spyware or have privacy implications. The technology to do this has been developed in partnership with StopBadware, and appears to be an alternative to the popular McAfee SiteAdvisor application. Perhaps this will help curtail slimeware ridden sites from peddling their wares. But it will be interesting to see how Google rates some of its own products, including the potentially risky Google Desktop."

2 of 163 comments (clear)

  1. Just Grow Up and Respect Women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    "StopBadWare" and "SiteAdvisor" should be renamed to "StopBadPornWare" and "PornSiteAdvisor", respectively, to accurately reflect the primary use of these anti-spyware tools.

    I have never encountered any spyware problem when I visit my usual sites: "New York Times", CNN, Fox News ("We report; you decide!"), and the like. In fact, I have never ever heard of out-of-control spyware problems on any non-porn site. Since I never visit porn sites, I have never encountered any spyware problem since day #1.

    Hence, the spyware problem must be associated with the porn sites, which only immature, ignorant people visit. If you guys would stop visiting the porn sites, then you would not need the help of "StopBadPornWare" or "PornSiteAdvisor".

    Spyware is similar to venereal disease. If you play with fire, then you will be burned.

    Here is some more advice: just grow up and respect women.

  2. Re:Google Desktop by eipgam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I read it more as an attempted troll.