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WOT releases new version with one-click protection
Втр 31 Мар 2009 13:50:23 — Deborah S.WOT’s one-click protection suits your Web surfing habits
Web surfing habits change over time and now WOT changes with you. Our new version 3.5 adds protection levels to suit your every need – at every time in your life. Single adults can enjoy “Light” protection while surfing anywhere on the web. You get only a simple alert if you surf to a page with a poor reputation. Parents with young children can choose the “Parental Control” mode which blocks access to dangerous sites like pornography or hate sites.
WOT provides four convenient one-click protection options that can be changed instantly depending on the situation:
- Light protection suits experienced Web users
- Basic protection guides the user by giving warnings
- Maximum Safety stops dangerous Web sites from loading
- Parental Control blocks access to Web sites with a poor child safety rating and no rating at all
New users to WOT will find these options on the Welcome screen.
Warning and Blocking screens get a new look
The WOT warning and blocking screens get an updated look with the release of our new version. The WOT warning screen shows useful information at a glance. You will see the reputation and rating icon of each component, and to access the site’s details and comments, there is a link to the scorecard. If you know the site is safe, you can click once and immediately rate it. And if you want to visit the site, you can choose to ignore the rating and proceed to the site.
To enable the warning screen, you must have the Basic, Maximum Safety or Parental Control protection level. The Light protection level will have only a warning bar at the top of the browser.
The updated blocked screen shows the rating of each component with a link to the scorecard to see more details. To enable the blocking screen, you must have the Maximum Safety or Parental Control protection level.
Right click for scorecard
Firefox users have a new shortcut to the WOT scorecard. Right click on any link and the menu includes the option to see the WOT scorecard. This is especially useful when you are surfing in a site with links but no WOT ratings.
New languages
We have added four new languages, increasing our number to 14 languages supported.
- Czech
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
The new WOT version can be used with Firefox 1.5 - 3.6a1pre and Internet Explorer 6-8.
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Nice and sleek
Втр 31 Мар 2009 15:33:34 — cotojoI like the new updates, very nice and sleek and gives users control depending upon their level of experience, which makes it even safer for the novices.
I am sure that WOT users will find this beneficial in their day to day surfing, and the FF addon works very well :-)
Well done and thank you to all involved.
Colin
http://freepcsecurity.co.uk
Kudos!!!
Втр 31 Мар 2009 19:37:04 — Frank JGreat release with a lot of great additions!!!
I blogged about it today from the release notes.
http://www.techjaws.com/web-of-trust-launches-new-...
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Frank J
www.techjaws.com
WOT is awesome
Срд 01 Апр 2009 00:20:31 — nukemdomisThanks so much for making this service even better. You guys are great. Anytime I come across a shady site (very rarely) I always make sure to add it to WOT.
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Very Nice
Срд 01 Апр 2009 10:12:32 — cconniejeanI hadn't notice the right click option yet. Great job.
Great !
Чтв 02 Апр 2009 09:39:32 — sebsauvageThank you for taking my remarks into account regarding the warning screen. I'm glad to see that you listen to your users. I really appreciate.
BTW, the WOT guide on Commentçamarche has been updated to reflect this update (in french, here).
(Commentcamarche.net is the biggest french computer help community with 1.3 million registered members, 5000 questions/day and millions of visitors per month. It's the 41th most popular website in France and ranks first in Information Technology in France (before ZDNet, 01Net and Tom's Guide)).
(Spoiler: I'm the author of the guide, and a moderator on CCM.)
I also take care of rating phishy links we have to moderate on CCM.
I contribute to WOT and WOT contributes to my security. This is fair !
Thanks for the great work, and keep WOT alive !
@ sebsauvage
Срд 01 Апр 2009 15:07:49 — cotojoExcellent post and well laid out.
I am sure that WOT will continue to expand and the new version is superb :-)
Colin
http://freepcsecurity.co.uk
Thanks
Чтв 02 Апр 2009 15:19:14 — sebsauvageThanks :-)
Excellent work!
Пнд 06 Апр 2009 06:16:12 — Deborah S.Thank you, sebsauvage, for the brilliant posting about WOT. It is so valuable to us to have good friends who are fluent in other languages so our message can be spread around the world. We appreciate your support and effort on WOT's behalf.
Safe surfing,
Deborah
awesome
Чтв 02 Апр 2009 02:28:52 — goombapatrolexcellent addition (the right click)
Awesome update love the new
Чтв 02 Апр 2009 16:10:16 — Cheater87Awesome update love the new options and blocked/warning screens. Now I don't have to worry about clicking links anymore. :)
Noticed a slight problem
Птн 03 Апр 2009 01:09:32 — SpacequadI've noticed that the WOT warning is a tad bit over sized. Its okay if you do not have more than one toolbar active. As soon as you do though, the warning starts to float further down the screen and you cannot click on the buttons to "This site is safe - I want to rate it" or "Ignore warning - I want to goto the site" when it falls below the bottom of the screen. The only way around this is to either temp disable on of the toolbars or resize the desktp screen.
We have noticed the same
Вск 05 Апр 2009 17:25:18 — Esa S.We have noticed the same with smaller low resolution screens. It has been added on the list of stuff that we'll correct in the next version.
From good to better...
Чтв 09 Апр 2009 03:11:03 — phantazmGood idea to offer different levels.
Users are not all alike.
The right click option is also a nice addition..!
Where are the protection settings?
Чтв 16 Апр 2009 14:21:12 — rufuswIs it possible to change the protection settings from your inital choice when you install WOT?
I can't find where the protection setting is located, as it isn't in the main settings page!
Re: Where are the protection settings?
Чтв 16 Апр 2009 16:56:03 — SamiThey are here (requires an add-on).
Re: Where are the protection settings?
Чтв 16 Апр 2009 23:37:17 — rufuswThanks for that. I was expecting to see a button somewhere especially since the blog post says "WOT provides four convenient one-click protection options that can be changed instantly depending on the situation".
It's not instant if it isn't easy to find! :)
Re: Where are the protection settings?
Птн 17 Апр 2009 06:33:24 — SamiThey are shown only when you first install the add-on.