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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 but nothing happened. - 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. This was reported in a article soon after. - http://news.thewindowsclub.com/web-of-trust-wot-add-on-taken-down-86981/ Donald Robertson (FSF staff at the time) mentioned http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/01/browsing-history-sold/ next day and removed the FSD entry for the software during the FSD IRC meeting that took place in 4th November 2016. | |
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==Articles== | ==Articles== | ||
* http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2707869/posts, 2011 | * http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2707869/posts, 2011 | ||
* http://www.prweb.com/releases/WOT/lawsuit/prweb8145841.htm, 2011 | * http://www.prweb.com/releases/WOT/lawsuit/prweb8145841.htm, 2011 | ||
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT_Services#Privacy_issues | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOT_Services#Privacy_issues | ||
Latest revision as of 13:53, 23 October 2020
Background
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 but nothing happened. - 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. This was reported in a article soon after. - http://news.thewindowsclub.com/web-of-trust-wot-add-on-taken-down-86981/ Donald Robertson (FSF staff at the time) mentioned http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/01/browsing-history-sold/ next day and removed the FSD entry for the software during the FSD IRC meeting that took place in 4th November 2016.
Articles
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