Subj : Elon Musks unpopular Twitter rebrand takes another turn for the w To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Jul 31 2023 12:00:04 Elon Musks unpopular Twitter rebrand takes another turn for the worse as Edge warns X might be a scam Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:50:08 +0000 Description: Elon Musk took an outlandish risk with the rebrand to X, and its causing all sorts of problems. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Microsofts Edge browser is worrying users by displaying a security warning about the rebranded Twitter, now known as X complete with an icon change from the famous blue bird to, well, an X. The problem was highlighted by Florian on Twitter, who received a warning message from Edge that questioned whether the PWA (Progressive Web App) for X running in the browser was trying to trick them, and if they wanted to uninstall it as a result. HELP !!! pic.twitter.com/LmRS9sZrej July 28, 2023 See more We need to rewind a bit here to get to the root of why this is happening. The first thing to know is that as Bleeping Computer , which flagged this, points out, Edge (and other Chromium-based browsers) have a built-in feature called Progressive Web App Icon change which watches for app name or icon changes, and warns about them. The idea is that you might be using a PWA (which essentially is a lightweight spin on an app that works just like a web page, running in the browser) that isnt what you think it is, and might be a scam if the name has been changed slightly, or the icon is different. So, the browsers telling you to be careful, and note that something is different here, so you can check everythings okay and uninstall the PWA if something seems fishy. In this case, the warning has seemingly been triggered by Elon Musks swift rebrand to X, which involved changing the favicon (the little icon that appears on the browser tab next to the site name). Because this happened so fast, Edge is picking it up as the wrong icon not the Twitter bird and alerting users to this. Analysis: Land of confusion Presumably, Microsoft will be tinkering with Edge pretty swiftly to update the browser so this false detection and unnecessary warning wont happen anymore. There arent any reports of this appearing on Chrome (or other Chromium browsers), so Google appears to have side-stepped the issue or already remedied it. All this talk of PWAs might seem a bit confusing, but the takeaway is if youre using Edge and you see the warning about X (Twitter) thats shown in the above tweet, you can safely ignore it, and theres no need to fret. Still, for the less tech-savvy, this will be a worrying warning message to see, one that could even make folks think that they could have fallen victim to malware. Rest assured that isnt the case, and your security software (hopefully youre running one of the best antivirus apps ) hasnt let you down. On a broader level, this is just another fragment of collateral damage from Musks X rebrand, which really hasnt gone down well at all in many (well, most) quarters, and seems like a crazy risk to take. What throws further confusion into the mix is that there are actually scams floating around trying to leverage the Twitter rebrand to exploit unwary people, as weve seen .. Could this rebrand thing get any messier? Its very likely, sadly... Via Engadget ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/edge/elon-musks-unpopular-twitter-rebrand- takes-another-turn-for-the-worse-as-edge-warns-x-might-be-a-scam --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .