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Re:Show HN: Gopher Browser for Windows Client by KirinDave on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @07:40PM (#14207994)
> Actually, they can provide that (somewhat publicly responsible) UX by extension without tracking at all.

I don't understand what you mean here. How can aggregate long download stats exist without aggregation?

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Re:Show HN: Gopher Browser for Windows Client by ronilan on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @07:58PM (#14208092)
if (extension === zip || tar || ...) then "This file is not commonly downloaded and may be dangerous."

Kind of like putting a warning sign at the swamp without poking for alligators (or yodas)

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Re:Show HN: Gopher Browser for Windows Client by dschoppe on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @08:35PM (#14208252)
> Chrome Warning: This file is not commonly downloaded and may be dangerous.

The warning is about download frequency of a particular file, not filetype.

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Re:Show HN: Gopher Browser for Windows Client by LocalH on Thursday April 27, 2017 @01:24AM (#14209356)
This. I've gotten it when redownloading old PS2 homebrew stuff that I'd used in the past and knew was safe, and that's about it. They were mostly zip and exe files.
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