Microsoft IE7’s phishing false alarms
The Redmont-based software giant is reported to have initiated 129 lawsuits in Europe and the Middle East in its effort to help law enforcement curb phishing. That’s very good of Microsoft, playing a very nobel role as a corporate citizen. For those who are not yet aware, Microsoft had launched a Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative in March, as part of its effort to combat phishing, an online trick that has mushroomed over the last few years, with the number of attempts to dupe citizens into handing over their bank account details almost doubling in the first half of 2006 to 157,000, according to a recent report from security software vendor Symantec.
On another front, the latest IE7 browser by Microsoft also incorporates an anti-phishing feature which gives out warning to users of a potential phishing website. But the anti-phishing feature has contributed to a somewhat negative effect when it wrongly flags legitimate websites as suspected phising sites. Reports have been submitted by the website owners to Microsoft but I wonder if there were responses by Microsoft on the false alarms. I was just wondering, would Microsoft be liable for phishing false alarms? Anyone want to test the water?
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