That would be a good point if this were the halting problem. It's not. It's a list of domains that you're suggesting to users.
For starters, a VERY basic solution might be to look up the domain name ownership information and see if that has changed. If so, flag for review.
Secondly, you can store the public SSL certificate and make sure that's still the same. If it changes, flag for review.
Thirdly, screencap the site, save it, periodically re-cap and compare how similar the images are. If it changes, flag for review.
> I can't begin to imagine how they would do what you're suggesting.
Did you try?
> They need to detect when a website changes in kind, but ignore day-to-day changes or normal UI revamps.
The solution doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be good enough.
That would be a good point if this were the halting problem. It's not. It's a list of domains that you're suggesting to users.
For starters, a VERY basic solution might be to look up the domain name ownership information and see if that has changed. If so, flag for review.
Secondly, you can store the public SSL certificate and make sure that's still the same. If it changes, flag for review.
Thirdly, screencap the site, save it, periodically re-cap and compare how similar the images are. If it changes, flag for review.
> I can't begin to imagine how they would do what you're suggesting.
Did you try?
> They need to detect when a website changes in kind, but ignore day-to-day changes or normal UI revamps.
The solution doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be good enough.