The latest update to the Safari browser, up a full point to 3.2, brings in protection against phishing websites, among other security related updates. Finally Paypal will shush up about its browser policies.
“Recommended for all Safari users and features protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses. This update also includes the latest security patches.”
What this means is when you visit a fradulent website, you get a big red warning bang in the middle of your page. You can then close the tab or continue to give out your credit card info to hackers. The phishing blacklist seems to be acquired from a Google database, as the help links point to Google’s help pages.
Of course, when you do visit a secure page, in addition the the previous lock icon in the window, you now get the name of the website in a bold green, assuring you that the transaction will be safe.
You can either use the Software Update to update to the latest version, or download it from the Apple Support page. While all this is well and good, when are we going to see a final version of Safari 4?
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Seen a few people saying 3.2 is very crashy. I have just updated, seems fine here for the moment.
Me too. Updated and everything is fine. I did however have to downgrade from the Safari 4 Developer Preview that I was using.
Works for me. Although I don’t think I can remember the last time I came across a phishing website. Safari users are smarter than everyone else
I have some problems with Safari, the same thing with the last version.
No problems on my end, but there has been a lot of breakdowns elsewhere. Although a lot of them are because people tried out the Safari 4 developer preview, and then uninstalled it (which obviously didn’t work properly). It’s the choice you make when you try out beta software.