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As far as I'm concerned, I do not think that Google Inc. should be polled in regards to malicious content held via Web sites. Google Inc., as has been written, stores a large amount of personal information as it is however allowing the Corporation to decide as to whether or not a Web site is malicious is controversial in my opinion.
Google Inc. is not a Certificate Authority. The Corporation does not issue Personal Certificates nor indeed does it issue Server Certificates to verify the validity of a Web site; the aforementioned role is performed by Thawte Inc. and VeriSign Corp. amongst other Certificate Authorities.
Opera ASA's Opera Web Browser boasts a dedicated AntiPhishing implementation via GeoTrust Corp. It is GeoTrust Corp who should validate the authenticity of a Server Certificate because of the fact that it is a Certificate Authority, it is it's role. Google Inc. should not be either liaising with Certificate Authorities or performing its own validity implementation; Certificate Authorities are independent organizations, and because of the fact that Thawte Inc., VeriSign Corp. and GeoTrust Corp. are independent Corporations, it ensures that there is minimal risk in a Server Certificate being issued incorrectly or incorrectly interpreted as malicious in itself.
EldavoJohn
I agree with your comment regarding the fact that un-signed musicians are now able to advertise their content via Amazon.Com's Online Store however there are also many other vectors which are able to be used to promote un-signed artists, of which include Jamendo.Com; although the file format used is primarily an OGG file format, a format which multiple multimedia applications, of which include Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 and Apple iTunes are unable to process without the installation of an additional codec.
Amazon.Com has become a serious consideration however it's a pity that that Online Store is only available to residents of the United States Of America, and, being a resident of the United Kingdom, I'm unable to use it. Until the Online Store is available in the United Kingdom, I will continue to perouse Jamendo.Com.
http://www.jamendo.com/ - Jamendo.Com - Open Your Ears
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All As far as I'm concerned, I do not think that Google Inc. should be polled in regards to malicious content held via Web sites. Google Inc., as has been written, stores a large amount of personal information as it is however allowing the Corporation to decide as to whether or not a Web site is malicious is controversial in my opinion. Google Inc. is not a Certificate Authority. The Corporation does not issue Personal Certificates nor indeed does it issue Server Certificates to verify the validity of a Web site; the aforementioned role is performed by Thawte Inc. and VeriSign Corp. amongst other Certificate Authorities. Opera ASA's Opera Web Browser boasts a dedicated AntiPhishing implementation via GeoTrust Corp. It is GeoTrust Corp who should validate the authenticity of a Server Certificate because of the fact that it is a Certificate Authority, it is it's role. Google Inc. should not be either liaising with Certificate Authorities or performing its own validity implementation; Certificate Authorities are independent organizations, and because of the fact that Thawte Inc., VeriSign Corp. and GeoTrust Corp. are independent Corporations, it ensures that there is minimal risk in a Server Certificate being issued incorrectly or incorrectly interpreted as malicious in itself.
EldavoJohn I agree with your comment regarding the fact that un-signed musicians are now able to advertise their content via Amazon.Com's Online Store however there are also many other vectors which are able to be used to promote un-signed artists, of which include Jamendo.Com; although the file format used is primarily an OGG file format, a format which multiple multimedia applications, of which include Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 and Apple iTunes are unable to process without the installation of an additional codec. Amazon.Com has become a serious consideration however it's a pity that that Online Store is only available to residents of the United States Of America, and, being a resident of the United Kingdom, I'm unable to use it. Until the Online Store is available in the United Kingdom, I will continue to perouse Jamendo.Com. http://www.jamendo.com/ - Jamendo.Com - Open Your Ears