[?] Google Safe Browsing

I see the Google Malicious sites and Phishing filters are disabled by default.

Is there a specific reason for this other than for user choice, or initially reducing memory usage/keeping filter lists smaller ?

If enabled - are the Google lists downloaded and used by Adguard, then no other communication occurs with Google servers except for downloading & updating the lists ?

 

With google safe browsing being enabled in the main browsers i would say its more of a chioce option, of cause i can not speak for all the browsers especially the custom builds but chrome, firefox and ie all have it enabled by default i believe.

 

You`re absolutely right and I didn`t think of that, I have always had them disabled in the browser.

The main point now would be whether there is any communication between Adguard and Google other than the downloading & updating of filter lists - clarification that the google lists are only used internally.

 

I would say it would just be communication just with the safe browsing API nothing more, there is more info here about the safe browsing api: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/

 

Thanks, I hadn`t seen that before.

If that`s the case it would be interesting to know which implemetation is being used - whether it`s the less privacy aware Safe Browsing Lookup API version.

 

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It`s reassuring to hear the more privacy aware v2 is being used.