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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1920029" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Not to my knowledge. Chrome will use Google's Safe Browsing technology to keep you from visiting malicious Web sites that are known to be dishing out ransomware (that is, it blacklists them), but that isn't the same as actually blocking ransomware.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>HAHAHAHAHA! That' an example of the equivalent of someone kicking you hard in the knee, and then grabbing you before you fall, and then have them brag that they've kept you safe from falling on your face!</p><p></p><p>It's absolutely true that Google has a very nice technology called Safe Browsing:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/overview" target="_blank">https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/overview</a></p><p></p><p>Google's Safe Browsing is a database of known malicious Web sites. The database is constantly updated and it acts as a blacklist that keeps you from visiting malicious Web sites. Google gives this technology away for free, so virtually every other browser has the same technology. So, Google is correct is saying that they have "saved" a huge number of people from bad stuff.</p><p></p><p>However, GOOGLE'S ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL is to give you awesome free services (including the Chrome browser), get you hooked on them, and then use them to track you and gather your private information. They then aggregate that information and sell it to advertisers. Google doesn't bother to try and hide this. It's how they make just about all of their money. GOOGLE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. See:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://spreadprivacy.com/what-does-google-know-about-me/" target="_blank">https://spreadprivacy.com/what-does-google-know-about-me/</a></p><p></p><p>So...guess what? You are using Google's Chrome browser. Guess what it is doing? Yes, it's tracking you and collecting your private data. Google is spying on you.</p><p></p><p>I HIGHLY recommend that you ditch Chrome. The good news is that there are other browsers based on the same codebase as Chrome (i.e. they offer all the advantages of Chrome), only without all of Google's spyware in it. I personally recommend:</p><p></p><p>Brave browser (free)</p><p><a href="https://brave.com" target="_blank">https://brave.com</a></p><p></p><p>Brave is currently the most secure browser (at least when using the default settings) you can use. Check out this respected security site:</p><p></p><p>Restore Privacy</p><p><a href="https://restoreprivacy.com/browser/secure/" target="_blank">https://restoreprivacy.com/browser/secure/</a></p><p></p><p>You can check the security of any Web browser yourself (in case you don't believe me) with any number of tools. You might like this one:</p><p></p><p>Browser Audit</p><p><a href="https://browseraudit.com" target="_blank">https://browseraudit.com</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>No. As I told you previously, that popup was from RansomWhere? It was a false positive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1920029, member: 190607"] Not to my knowledge. Chrome will use Google's Safe Browsing technology to keep you from visiting malicious Web sites that are known to be dishing out ransomware (that is, it blacklists them), but that isn't the same as actually blocking ransomware. HAHAHAHAHA! That' an example of the equivalent of someone kicking you hard in the knee, and then grabbing you before you fall, and then have them brag that they've kept you safe from falling on your face! It's absolutely true that Google has a very nice technology called Safe Browsing: [URL code="true"]https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/overview[/URL] Google's Safe Browsing is a database of known malicious Web sites. The database is constantly updated and it acts as a blacklist that keeps you from visiting malicious Web sites. Google gives this technology away for free, so virtually every other browser has the same technology. So, Google is correct is saying that they have "saved" a huge number of people from bad stuff. However, GOOGLE'S ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL is to give you awesome free services (including the Chrome browser), get you hooked on them, and then use them to track you and gather your private information. They then aggregate that information and sell it to advertisers. Google doesn't bother to try and hide this. It's how they make just about all of their money. GOOGLE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. See: [URL code="true"]https://spreadprivacy.com/what-does-google-know-about-me/[/URL] So...guess what? You are using Google's Chrome browser. Guess what it is doing? Yes, it's tracking you and collecting your private data. Google is spying on you. I HIGHLY recommend that you ditch Chrome. The good news is that there are other browsers based on the same codebase as Chrome (i.e. they offer all the advantages of Chrome), only without all of Google's spyware in it. I personally recommend: Brave browser (free) [URL code="true"]https://brave.com[/URL] Brave is currently the most secure browser (at least when using the default settings) you can use. Check out this respected security site: Restore Privacy [URL code="true"]https://restoreprivacy.com/browser/secure/[/URL] You can check the security of any Web browser yourself (in case you don't believe me) with any number of tools. You might like this one: Browser Audit [URL code="true"]https://browseraudit.com[/URL] No. As I told you previously, that popup was from RansomWhere? It was a false positive. [/QUOTE]
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