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When you click on a hyperlink, Firefox and Chrome both check it against a list to see if the domain has been reported as a phishing site or a site containing malware. Where does that list come from? Do Firefox and Chrome (and maybe others) use the same list? Who manages it?

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Firefox and Chrome use Google's Safe Browsing utility, which is managed by Google, as the name implies. They have a transparency report with statistics viewable at: http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/safebrowsing/

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  • Is there any verifiable documentation about whether or not Google stores data about all the systems that access these Google servers? Google claims "approximately 1 billion people" access these servers. A simple internet search reveals lawsuits against Google for alleged data collection transgressions.
    – End Anti-Semitic Hate
    Nov 4, 2014 at 19:29

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