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Re:Chrome abandons 'simplified domain experiment' in omnibar by jaffathecake on Friday June 11, 2021 @01:18AM (#27469566)
Yes. Years. I think a URL bar that sticks to the security relevent parts is a good idea. It's hard for even experienced users to figure that stuff out.

I tried to explain it here https://youtu.be/0-wB1VY3Nrc

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Re:Chrome abandons 'simplified domain experiment' in omnibar by bityard on Friday June 11, 2021 @01:43AM (#27469732)
Well I mean the whole story is that google's own evidence was that the experiment didn't bear any fruit.

The web is made of URLs and hiding them would be like taking the express train back to the AOL days. This "feature" would have brought negligible (if any) security, but would have made the web many times more difficult to use for both inexperienced and power users alike.

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