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Opera to Start Phoning Home?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-know-what's-good-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Near the end of a story about Opera's determination to stay in the game: 'Earlier this week, Opera announced an addition that will keep it in step with its rivals. Johan Borg, a developer working on the browser, said Tuesday in a blog that the next edition, Opera 9.1, will include beefed up anti-phishing and anti-fraud features. Rather than simply indicate that a site is secure with a notation in the address bar, Opera 9.1 will also query Opera-owned servers for information on any site visited. Those that Opera has identifies as fraudulent will be automatically blocked by the browser.'"

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  1. I'm sure that... by justinbach · · Score: 5, Funny

    the Opera users among us will have some interesting things to say about this. Both of them!

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    I left my wallet in El Sigundo!
  2. Re:Hmm Suits in the waiting? by Raumkraut · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the artcle:
    Our servers get the trust information from a database supplied by GeoTrust

      HTTP/1.1 303 See Other

  3. why wouldn't i trust him by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, with a name like Borg, I can't think of a reason why I wouldn't trust what he has to say...

  4. Re:Hmm Suits in the waiting? by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the artcle: Our servers get the trust information from a database supplied by GeoTrust

    However, to get at GeoTrust, a party would likely have to sue Opera. IANAL, but Opera would, likely be viewed as complicit.

    Can you see the up-coming /. headline?

    c4n4d14n ph4m4c13 Files Defamation Claim Against Opera and GeoTrust

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  5. Re:That's fine if it's configurable and secure? by TheoMurpse · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm not sure what this does for me that, say, Netcraft Toolbar doesn't.
    Opera confirms: Netcraft is dead.