What's in a name? Strange behaviors at top-level domains creates uncertainty in DNS

Google introduced the new “.zip” Top Level Domain (TLD) on May 3, 2023, igniting a firestorm of controversy as security organizations warned against the confusion that was certain to occur.

When clicking on a name that ends in “.zip” are people intending to open an archive file or an internet URL? The confusion that arises between the ZIP file extension and the ZIP TLD is called a “name collision” — and is not a new phenomenon.

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