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Web browsers should have an option to show non-ascii chars in urls in red.
Showing non-ascii in red would be an easy solution for everybody.
It was a pretty nice surprise that when sending this URL in Slack it was automatically converted to `xn--oogle-wmc.com`.
I thought there were supposed to be registry rules preventing similar looking names to be registered as an idna. I guess not.
I believe they aren't preventative measures, but responsive. So if Google contacts ICANN, then they may do something about it
Web browsers should have an option to show non-ascii chars in urls in red.
This would be a great solution. Allowing unicode characters in domain names is just inviting trouble. I understand that people with non-Latin scripts want domain names in their own language and alphabet, but there are way too many unicode characters that will confuse people about legitimate-looking domain names. Showing non-ascii in red would be an easy solution for everybody.
I've yet to see a useful site with Cyrillic domain. Theoretically it sounds good, but practically everyone still uses Latin domains. May be it'll change with time.
It was a pretty nice surprise that when sending this URL in Slack it was automatically converted to `xn--oogle-wmc.com`.
Web browsers should have an option to show non-ascii chars in urls in red.
They should already only show punycode for characters inside your locale. 'ɢ' is obviously an exception since (I imagine) it's considered to be in your locale, but maybe it shouldn't be.
What about Googlé.com and infinite number of other variations?
Or how about the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary?
Some time ago I registered http://www.goolge.io/ . Still haven't done anything with it, I guess at some point I'll just redirect it to duckduckgo. [EDIT: now it's redirected to duckduckgo.] This can of course be used in a malicious way. I thought about rebuilding the homepage of the bank Credit Suisse on www.credit-siusse.ch, but that's probably illegal.
That said, I haven't done anything with it, and I'm not a domain squatter, so if anyone wants it I can hook you up!