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Re:Google launches new security features to protect users fr... by timlyo on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:26AM (#14803269)
Might be a good thing for apps that try and looking like something else, G00GLE or FACEB00K could be missed, but having to type a zero manually instead of an O would (hopefully) eliminate that.
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Re:Google launches new security features to protect users fr... by askvictor on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @05:46PM (#14808278)
Nice, though it would probably just cause confusion for a heap of people, and would result in them not installing the app (good) and blaming Google for it (bad for their brand).

I would have thought by now it would be pretty easy for algorithms or AI to pick up on these kinds of tricks, whether by a similarity score or an image processing approach.

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