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		justinschuh on Aug 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Redesigning the browser window The address bar is the only security indicator you have in the browser. Hiding it to the extent you're suggesting leaves you pretty much defenseless against phishing attacks.

adimitrov on Aug 9, 2011 [–]

One could imagine some sort of indicator on the tabs. Or some sort of indicator around input/form fields, etc.

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