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elcritchtoday at 1:35 PM1 replyview on HN

The UX of DNS would need to be swapped with the gTLD going first.

Perhaps more practical would be browsers noting the gTLD as an important piece of information. Perhaps a “Bank” tag for .bank urls.


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edenttoday at 1:43 PM

I dont see how org.ukpaynatwest-online is any easier to spot as a scam.

Take a look at many of the domains you see in phishing emails / texts. They're all pretty obvious if you spend all day looking at domains and considering their provenance. Most people don't.

I like the idea of highlighting the TLD - but I do wonder if it would just become an expensive boondoggle like EV Certificates.