1. Now, I can view what bloggers around the world are commenting on specific webpage. Their criticism, observation, notes etc. A one stop kind of place. Don’t have to work hard and search hoards. That’s amazing. (though hardcore unfriendly remarks always hurt, hehe)
2. And most importantly the safe browsing option makes you aware of the deceptive kinds. Already millions are siphoned. When online shopping is increasing by leaps and bounds people are also confused with the whole process. I wholeheartedly welcome initiatives like Google Safe Browsing.
At the start of last year, there were about 200 phishing sites on the Web – fake sites designed to look like they belong to eBay or Citibank, for example. By autumn, there were more than 5,200, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, a cross-industry global group supporting those tackling the phishing menace. And that number is rising.
Phishing attacks aimed at identity theft now affect roughly one in four Americans (23%) each month, according to the second annual AOL/National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) Online Safety Study released last week.
Highlighting the growing risk from phishing attacks, one in five respondents (18%) taking part in the study said a friend or family member had already fallen victim to an online identity theft scam
