Google Chrome To Get Warnings For 'Lookalike URLs' (zdnet.com)

Google Chrome browser is set to add a feature that will warn users when accessing sites with domain names that look like authentic websites. From a report: The feature has been in the works for quite some time at Google and is a response to the practice of using typosquatted domains or IDN homograph attacks to lure users on websites they didn't intend to access. Since the release of Chrome Canary 70, Google engineers have been testing a new feature called "Navigation suggestions for lookalike URLs." In Chrome Canary distributions -- Google Chrome's testing ground for new features -- users can access the following URL to enable the feature: chrome://flags/#enable-lookalike-url-navigation-suggestions.

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Didn't Microsoft do that?

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