One day Google will rule the Internet with an iron fist of glory, or at least that is what a lot of people think. Google seems to be on the leading edge of a lot of innovations, but can they really make us safer? They are giving it a shot at least with the new Google Safe Browsing extension for Firefox.

Here is what the minds at Google have to say about it:

Google Safe Browsing is an extension to Firefox that alerts you if a web page that you visit appears to be asking for your personal or financial information under false pretenses. This type of attack, known as phishing or spoofing, is becoming more sophisticated, widespread and dangerous.

That’s why it’s important to browse safely with Google Safe Browsing. By combining advanced algorithms with reports about misleading pages from a number of sources, Safe Browsing is often able to automatically warn you when you encounter a page that’s trying to trick you into disclosing personal information.

Hey I am all for anything that will help me become more safe while I surf around the Internet. As with many things that Google does though, there are always some people who tear it apart to look for issues. For one example of this, you can read Nitesh Dhanjani article on O’Reilly’s Web site.

Tags: firefox, extensions, google, safety