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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by heipei on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @03:27PM (#38103577)
Ugh, when I saw the HN headline about this TLD I thought it belonged to ING Group, just like .barclays and .chase belong to their corporate owners. Just shows how suited this TLD is for phishing...
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by s3p on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:36PM (#38106344)
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by rekoil on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:51PM (#38106488)
Yes, they do, huge mistake

...but a lot of fun!

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by lolsowrong on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @07:11PM (#38106704)
Explain why it’s a huge mistake, please.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by wholinator2 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @07:23PM (#38106801)
I think the idea is ambiguity between a zip file from your coworkers website and an entirely separate phishing website which downloads an entirely different zip file with a malicious payload.

Anything that introduces unnecessary and previously unforseen ambiguity to the olds is just another path to filling the internet with scams

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by Clamchop on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @07:33PM (#38106907)
Browser vendors should just splash users with one of those click-through security warnings. Make it bright yellow.

I'd be very entertained by drama from owners of those domains, but in my opinion, such a thing would be completely justified.

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by afavour on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @08:02PM (#38107141)
Here’s the problem: the biggest browser vendor is the one selling the domains!
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by eru on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:58AM (#38109182)
Well, we also have .com as a common extension on Windows machines?
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by snypher on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @09:35PM (#38107857)
A link reading attachment.zip is no longer a 'safe' file but a eg browser window.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by mholt on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:31AM (#38109359)
Check out familyphotos.zip
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by lucb1e on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @07:25PM (#38106822)
I hate that mentioning example.zip now turns into a link in modern chat programs. At least link preview can be disabled... Also .py is annoying but that one I can understand more why it reasonably needs to exist.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by jeroenhd on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @08:26PM (#38107308)
I don't get it, and I'm sure some people fall for the scams, but .com has been a dangerous file format since before the internet became common and that hasn't been much of a problem either.

My guess is that it'll only be a matter of time before .png and .jpg will be TLDs.

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by rekoil on Thursday November 02, 2023 @04:23AM (#38110462)
If someone is allowed to make .xlsm a TLD I'm 100% quitting the internet.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by simondotau on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @09:10PM (#38107666)
If I were the lawyers at ING, I would be sending Google it cease-and-desist with regards to selling any domains with banking related terms. I actually think they would have a reasonably strong claim.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by gtirloni on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @09:22PM (#38107766)
And grammar teachers would sue ING?
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by eru on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:57AM (#38109174)
On what grounds? ING can sue on grounds of owning a trademark.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by resolutebat on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:19AM (#38108946)
https://bank.ing is ING Bank.
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by qup on Thursday November 02, 2023 @02:39AM (#38109749)
Suuuuure it is!
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by expertentipp on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:38AM (#38111050)
yeah, right
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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by expertentipp on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:31AM (#38110978)
To be honest both cases are equally strong. Trademark by a bank, and English gerundial suffix. I want to see their lawyers knife fight in a ring while burning piles of cash, it would be an entertaining self resolving problem!
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