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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by bobbyi_settv on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:13PM (#24473251)
> avoid installing native applications when you can help it

Why couldn't a web site have stolen his credentials in the same way?

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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by JeanMarcS on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:18PM (#24473320)
I guess you’ll have a better chance to spot the URL is fake than in an app where you won’t see it
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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by andybak on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:36PM (#24474192)
And notice that you're logged out which is unusual in many cases.

And a bunch of other potential signals that would be missing in a native app.

It's not foolproof but it's a step forward.

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