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Do you find that the lack of a browser extension makes it easier to get phished by failing to accurately read the URL? That's one of the stronger arguments I've heard for a browser autofill feature

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No idea, honestly. I think I am lucky and I do not get targeted by many phishing mails. (Let's see how much things will change now that this comment is public.)

That might be the case for normies who click phishing links or SEO-optimized phishing sites that appear on Google search results (instead of, you know, just typing the URL of the site they want).

I tend to navigate by URL or browser history, so I just don't enter phishing URLs.

An extension could save my ass in the scenario where a legit site (e.g. a shop) has been compromised and the redirect to payment services has been replaced with a malicious site, but I don't believe that's very common?

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