Safe Surfing
July 18, 2008 at 9:24 pm | In Internet, Security, Software | 2 CommentsBack in December, I reviewed tools for safe surfing. Since then, LinkScanner is no longer a recommended tool. There are concerns that it tracks your browsing history. I’ve been using McAfee’s SiteAdvisor and trying others here and there. Now WOT, for Web Of Trust, has been recommended so I gave it a test run. WOT is more user driven and checks a little different set of categories, including child saftey. In some ways, I like the SA information better – it’s more specific why - but I have also noticed it sometimes pans a site because it has a link to a less reputable site. It’s also fussier to offer feedback.
The WOT search results come up faster than SA and generally match. WOT seems to require that you go to the site to offer feeback – not ideal if it’s a site with issues. SA allows you to link from the search engine results. WOT shows up on links in pages sometimes too. Will try both for a bit and see how they compare.
David
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Thanks for trying out WOT, David. We strive to be the best we can be, so please share your insights and suggestions with us as you test out Web of Trust more.
One improvement we just made is that you can rate a site now directly from the scorecard, so you don’t have to actually risk your computer by visiting an unsafe site. You can also edit a rating and add a comment from the scorecard. Read about the scorecard improvements here.
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Deborah
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Comment by Deborah Salmi — July 21, 2008 #
Thanks for the feedback Deborah. Sounds like good improvements. My feedback may be slow – have been taking some very nice time out…
Comment by Davidya — July 26, 2008 #