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Small Businesses Worry About MS Anti-Phishing
prostoalex writes "Ever get that warm feeling of safety, when the anti-phishing toolbar on Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 turns green, telling you it's safe to shop on the site you're visiting? Well, you probably don't, but the millions of Internet users who will soon be running IE7 probably will be paying attention to the anti-phishing warnings. WSJ.com is reporting on how Microsoft is making it tough for small businesses to assure they're treated properly by the anti-phishing algorithm." From the article: "[S]ole proprietorships, general partnerships and individuals won't be eligible for the new, stricter security certificates that Microsoft requires to display the color. There are about 20.6 million sole proprietorships and general partnerships in the U.S... though it isn't clear how many are engaged in e-commerce... 'Are people going to trust the green more than white? Yes, they will,' says Avivah Litan, an analyst at Gartner Inc. and an expert on online payments and fraud. 'All the business is going to go to the greens, it's kind of obvious.'"
leads me to think that if you 'do a favor' for a mob leader, you are in the right because you are not getting paid for it.
lets take this further... remember WWII? all those german soldiers that were 'just following orders'? hmm... they were in the right.
and further...
If i kill your children because you stole money from my friend, then im free to go because im not getting paid.
i could go further... but then it'd become a tl;dr article.
I love anonymous cowards.
On second thought... im just crazy and id kill your children if you flipped me off... heh. must have brainz
"The reverse side also has a reverse side." - Japanese Proverb
But yes to Google anti-phish in Mozilla
puts ("Python r0cks\n");