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Browsers, phishing, and user interface design
Scott Granneman, 2006-06-05

Phishing works for so many reasons, we need to rethink browser and user interface design to provide some real-life security to the average user who doesn't see or understand the security cues.

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Sure. Lots of ideas... 2006-06-05
Anonymous (2 replies)
NO ACTIVE EMAIL.

That means... no working links. Image retrieval... maybe; but only optionally, and with a verification before loading.

HTML should only be used as a descriptive language in email messages, nothing else.

The next idea, of course, is to use E-mail standards. Text only. No HTML. No MS formatted attachments.

No authomatic "HELPER" applications other than display only.

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Your First Statement Is Right 2006-06-06
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Your First Statement Is Right 2006-06-07
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Sure. Lots of ideas... 2006-06-24
Anonymous
Send them to AOL 2006-06-07
Anonymous
Stop babying people 2006-06-09
Anonymous
Wrong end to start patching 2006-06-12
Thomas Nilsen (1 replies)
Re: Wrong end to start patching 2006-06-12
Anonymous
Ingredients of possible solutions 2006-06-16
S. Lo Presti
Users ignore alert messages... 2006-06-20
Anonymous
simple: 2006-06-24
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