Promiscuous internet? Try Web of Trust
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We know. We’ve been there before. Cheated on again by the interweb you love.
Your Google search ended up not being as safe as you thought it was. You clicked on a link and now your computer is puking up 3 trillion pop-ups. Awesome. It may be too late for your current predicament, but we recommend never getting puked on again by using Web of Trust.
This neat little guy adds icons to the end of your search results indicating what links are safe to click on. The reliability of each link is determined by other users who have already made the mistake of clicking. When someone finds a link that brings them to a scary place, they flag it red as unsafe, saving you from following in the same path. If a website is safe, a user can rate it green for everyone.
Unsafe websites are usually full of viruses, pop-ups, or other terrifying things. Scary websites also include terrible shopping experiences. If an online store rips people off, users can flag the site as unsafe for shopping. This can save you from wasting your time and money on less than reputable stores.
If you decide to click on a red flagged link anyway, you enter at your own risk. WOT will still make an attempt to persuade you otherwise.
We think Web of Trust is a fantastic way to add an additional layer of security and give you peace of mind when surfing to the unknown. It can be your private investigator. Kinda like the show cheaters… but without real cheating and stuff.
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