@rysiek @xpil fair enough, but they could make it default...

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@rysiek @xpil fair enough, but they could make it default to true if the language interface uses roman alphabet, for instance... I'd think that this highly reduces both the security issue and the amount of people that would be annoyed

Like 3 Jun 2022 at 15:38 | Wall-to-wall | Open on floss.social

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Rysiekúr Memesson 🇺🇦

@silmathoron @xpil it also reduces the usability and visibility of IDN websites to users with an "interface that uses roman alphabet".

Why *should* https://žvižgač.si be only shown as https://xn--viga-jua78dc.si/ to them? This effectively makes them less likely to click. In other words, it *punishes* websites for using IDN domains.

Not to mention, what does it even mean a "language interface that uses roman alphabet"? It's UTF/unicode mostly anyway.

And consider English words like "naïve".

3 Jun 2022 at 15:44 | Open on mastodon.technology

Rysiekúr Memesson 🇺🇦

@silmathoron @xpil not to mention, it's basically saying "let's protect the English speakers from such scams; we simply can't be bothered to care that these scams also affect speakers of other languages and uses of non-ASCII scripts".

Which is... very meh.

3 Jun 2022 at 15:45 | Open on mastodon.technology