Firefox 2.0 Update To Remove Phishing Detection

An anonymous reader writes "Computerworld and others are reporting that Firefox 2.0.0.19, the last security update to be released before 2.0 goes end-of-life, will remove the phishing detection at the request of Google. The browser is using an older version of the Safe Browsing protocol that Google will discontinue. According to the latest NetApplications report, about 25% of all Firefox users were still on version 2.0. This move ought to result in an increased adoption of Firefox 3.0 and other browsers, unless it goes unnoticed by most users."

Comments

Re:My Phishing filter ends at my common sense..

[visualight]

Mod that man up!

1)So _take_ you crappy old phising filter and _go_ home.

2)There haven't been any good changes in firefox since gtk. I hold my breath during incremental 2.0.n updates and watch carefully for any sign of ff3 in global updates.

A few years ago firefox could have changed everything. If really wanted everyone to leave flash for svg, they could have pulled that off. Etc.

I'm going to konqueror or opera.