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Safe browsing #44355 04/19/17 04:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Can anybody explain if/how Safari SafeBrowsing Service differs from Google's similarly named service? And in light of the fact that there is a Safari SafeBrowsing Service, do I need to keep Safari > Prefs > Security > Fraudulent sites > Warn.... checked? The pref periodically turns up a "Google Safe Browsing Service not available...." warning that apparently can't be overcome other than by a PIA restart, so I'd like to disable it if it doesn't leave me at risk. Thanks. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Safe browsing artie505 #44356 04/19/17 05:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 8 California Ira L
Ira L Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 8 California	From what I could readily find, it seems that Safari Safe Browsing uses Google's safe browsing database. Make of this what you will. On a Mac since 1984. Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.

Re: Safe browsing Ira L #44357 04/19/17 07:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Thanks, Ira. You did better searching than I did, and what you've suggested doesn't surprise me. (I quit Safari at least once a day, so I don't understand why the warning comes up, and I've searched fruitlessly any number of times for a way to dismiss it.) Last edited by artie505; 04/19/17 08:54 PM. Reason: More The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Safe browsing Ira L #44358 04/20/17 09:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Originally Posted By: Ira L ...it seems that Safari Safe Browsing uses Google's safe browsing database. I just found "On Feb 25, 2017, com.apple.Safari.SafeBrowsing.Service tried to establish a connection to safebrowsing.googleapis.com on port 443 (https). The request was allowed via connection alert." (and a second, similar rule) in Little Snitch, so that's correct. I'd still love to know why the Safe Browsing Service craps out on me so often; I've got to restart now, after only 1 day. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

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