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:A security update that reduces security

[RiotingPacifist]

Vista requires less resources.

LOL

Re:Why would anyone use FF2?

[ion.simon.c]

Support issues matter, Moron; FF3's self-signed "invalid" certificate warning screens are about the most braindead thing i've seen in UI design in 15 years (since the introduction of Clippy in MS Office).

Heh. They're not nearly as braindead as *you*.

The circuitous steps required to "add an exception", make you think you're about to give some russian hacker full control of your computer.

...

If someone complains about the site not working and describes that message, I tell them to downgrade to FF2, which actually lets you still access the site (with just a simple dialog box).

Seriously. Listen to yourself.

Pity about your crashing issues. My copy of FF3 has been running for a month straight (and counting) on my WinXP box. It also has the Flash and Java plugins installed. :)