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Google says URL hashes and a third-party relay server will keep it out of your history.

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[–] kadu 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Using hashes to verify against a known bad list isn't exactly new or concerning, it's how all these password managers claim to protect you against leaked information.

That being said, I really hate when browsers try to intercept what I'm doing, so I hope this can be turned off.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One can already turn it off by not using Chrome

[–] kadu 6 points 11 months ago

Firefox will block "dangerous pages and downloads" too.

And I'll eat my own shoe but will not install Brave nor will I interact with Brave users trying to tell me to use Brave.

[–] rageagainstmachines 8 points 11 months ago

Yes I'm sure, after all they've never given us reason not to trust them.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros 4 points 11 months ago

Google using the classic source: "Trust me, bro."