Google Vs Malware
The BBC’s site is currently running a story about uber search engine Google’s new mission - to identify websites that install malicious code, such as spyware, without a user’s knowledge. Whilst not strictly relevant to search engine optimisation, I have to say it makes a refreshing change to read something positive about Google these days.
From the darling of the seo community to the market leader it has become - Google has had to jump through some hoops and take a massive amount of criticism from all sides, particularly worries that G is collecting so much personal data that even the CIA is jealous!
So to read that Google has characterised the scale of the problem and “analysed the main methods by which criminals inject malicious code on to innocent web pages” is a step towards the end of these nefarious tactics.
Read the BBC article here
