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| − | + | David Hedlund warned Richard Stallman that the Firefox add-on "Web Of Trust" (WOT) was a malware and requested the software for ban on the FSD via the mailing list directory-discuss@gnu.org in November 2015. - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2015-11/msg00003.html | |
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| − | + | Mozilla foundation deleted it's entry (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wot-safe-browsing-tool/) about WOT in 3th November 2016. | |
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| − | + | Donald Robertson mentioned http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/01/browsing-history-sold/ and removed the FSD entry for the software during the FSD IRC meeting that took place in 4th November 2016. | |
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Revision as of 20:20, 5 November 2016
THIS ENTRY IS BLACKLISTED
This software is malware, and thus it cannot be in the directory, but this discussion entry should still be open so that it can be used has a warning.
David Hedlund warned Richard Stallman that the Firefox add-on "Web Of Trust" (WOT) was a malware and requested the software for ban on the FSD via the mailing list directory-discuss@gnu.org in November 2015. - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/2015-11/msg00003.html
Mozilla foundation deleted it's entry (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wot-safe-browsing-tool/) about WOT in 3th November 2016.
Donald Robertson mentioned http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/01/browsing-history-sold/ and removed the FSD entry for the software during the FSD IRC meeting that took place in 4th November 2016.
Articles
- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2707869/posts, 2011
- http://www.prweb.com/releases/WOT/lawsuit/prweb8145841.htm, 2011
- http://news.thewindowsclub.com/web-of-trust-wot-add-on-taken-down-86981/, 2016
- http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/01/browsing-history-sold/, 2016
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT_Services#Privacy_issues
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