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User:Javelina

2016-12-22T12:25:09Z

Javelina:

I am Javelina. I have been a WOT community member since July 2010.

I am active on several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FeralOink Wikipedia sites] and have a [http://myindigolives.wordpress.com blog].

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]]. If a timely response is required, please post a reminder on my WOT user board. Thank you!

--[[User:Javelina|Javelina]] ([[User talk:Javelina|talk]]) 00:46, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
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=== WOT Extension for Google Chrome browser ===
[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png|360px|thumb|right|Chrome browser with WOT extension]]
WOT blog post, '''[http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]''' (23 March 2011):
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>

The update appeared for me at approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. 
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

=== CA reference ===

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:43:51Z

Javelina: /* Other references */ layout

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company/ website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article]. For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a [[How_To_Privacy_Policy| WOT Privacy Policy how-to]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
[http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ Generate Privacy Policy]: "You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements."

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It is addressed within its own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons], e.g. web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif. This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

[https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service, Section 7], Privacy:
<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]].

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy. The FTC specifically says that websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per the [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]. For additional information about COPPA, see the following references:

* [http://www.coppa.org/ Children's Online Privacy Protection Act website]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm revised July 2013]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm modified December 2012]
* [http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection]
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act] via FTC
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm COPPA FAQ] via FTC
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act COPPA article]

==P3P==
The [http://www.w3.org/P3P/ Platform for Privacy Preferences] (P3P) are standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012)
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice (February 2006)
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf Report PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* Better Business Bureau
** [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
**: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Report PDF]

==See also==

[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:35:21Z

Javelina: /* P3P */ bare link, format

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company/ website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article]. For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a [[How_To_Privacy_Policy| WOT Privacy Policy how-to]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
[http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ Generate Privacy Policy]: "You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements."

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It is addressed within its own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons], e.g. web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif. This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

[https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service, Section 7], Privacy:
<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]].

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy. The FTC specifically says that websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per the [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]. For additional information about COPPA, see the following references:

* [http://www.coppa.org/ Children's Online Privacy Protection Act website]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm revised July 2013]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm modified December 2012]
* [http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection]
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act] via FTC
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm COPPA FAQ] via FTC
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act COPPA article]

==P3P==
The [http://www.w3.org/P3P/ Platform for Privacy Preferences] (P3P) are standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012):
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice - February 2006
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
*: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Security and Privacy Made Simpler PDF]

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:33:13Z

Javelina: /* COPPA */ formated bare links, punctuation

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company/ website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article]. For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a [[How_To_Privacy_Policy| WOT Privacy Policy how-to]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
[http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ Generate Privacy Policy]: "You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements."

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It is addressed within its own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons], e.g. web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif. This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

[https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service, Section 7], Privacy:
<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]].

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy. The FTC specifically says that websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per the [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]. For additional information about COPPA, see the following references:

* [http://www.coppa.org/ Children's Online Privacy Protection Act website]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm revised July 2013]
:- [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm modified December 2012]
* [http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection]
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act] via FTC
* [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm COPPA FAQ] via FTC
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act COPPA article]

==P3P==
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) http://www.w3.org/P3P/
: standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012):
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice - February 2006
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
*: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Security and Privacy Made Simpler PDF]

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:18:00Z

Javelina: /* Cookie policy */ format, punctuation

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company/ website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article]. For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a [[How_To_Privacy_Policy| WOT Privacy Policy how-to]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
[http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ Generate Privacy Policy]: "You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements."

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It is addressed within its own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons], e.g. web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif. This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

[https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service, Section 7], Privacy:
<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]].

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''.

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy.
<blockquote>Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).</blockquote>

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]

* COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.coppa.org/
: revised 01 July 2013: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm
: modifications December 2012 : http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm
* Bureau of Consumer Protection - FTC : http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy
* The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html
* COPPA FAQ's : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act article]

==P3P==
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) http://www.w3.org/P3P/
: standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012):
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice - February 2006
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
*: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Security and Privacy Made Simpler PDF]

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:11:48Z

Javelina: /* Privacy policy */ format, puctuation

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company/ website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article]. For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a [[How_To_Privacy_Policy| WOT Privacy Policy how-to]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
[http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ Generate Privacy Policy]: "You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements."

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It's addressed within it's own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session, or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons] (web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif) This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

* [https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service]
: ''7. Privacy.''<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]]

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''.

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy.
<blockquote>Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).</blockquote>

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]

* COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.coppa.org/
: revised 01 July 2013: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm
: modifications December 2012 : http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm
* Bureau of Consumer Protection - FTC : http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy
* The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html
* COPPA FAQ's : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act article]

==P3P==
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) http://www.w3.org/P3P/
: standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012):
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice - February 2006
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
*: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Security and Privacy Made Simpler PDF]

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Privacy Policy

2014-07-09T11:06:17Z

Javelina: OECD privacy policy generator was officially retired; reorganized and formatted; grammar

==Privacy policy==
A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company / website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and/or [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia article].

For help in creating your own privacy policy, the [http://www.oecd.org/sti/interneteconomy/informationsecurityandprivacy.htm OECD: Information security and privacy website] has good advice. There is also a WOT [[How_To_Privacy_Policy]] that offers help in creating your own privacy policy.

===Free privacy policy generator===
* [http://www.generateprivacypolicy.com/ GeneratePrivacyPolicy.com]
: You may create professional privacy policies with our user friendly tools. Privacy policy agreements are tailored specifically for your website, your business and your requirements.

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It's addressed within it's own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session, or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. More widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on your visitor's computer. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address this use in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoubleClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=2839090 DoubleClick cookies]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons] (web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif) This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

* [https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html Google Analytics Terms of Service]
: ''7. Privacy.''<blockquote>You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the collection of information from Visitors. You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect traffic data, and You must not circumvent any privacy features (e.g., an opt-out) that are part of the Service.</blockquote>

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object Local shared objects (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects should not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on [[local shared object|local shared object]]

==COPPA==
''Children's Online Privacy Protection Act''.

Sites hosted within the USA, or on US servers (when whois registration is private) must adhere to COPPA. COPPA should also be referenced within your site's privacy policy.
<blockquote>Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).</blockquote>

===International scope===
COPPA is United States law, however, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made it clear that the requirements of COPPA will apply to foreign-operated web sites (referred to as operators) if such sites "are directed to children in the U.S. or knowingly collect information from children in the U.S." per [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html FTC Privacy Initiatives]

* COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.coppa.org/
: revised 01 July 2013: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm
: modifications December 2012 : http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/coppa.shtm
* Bureau of Consumer Protection - FTC : http://www.business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security/childrens-privacy
* The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html
* COPPA FAQ's : http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act article]

==P3P==
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) http://www.w3.org/P3P/
: standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

==WOT Forum==
A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

==Other references==

* Federal Trade Commission
** [http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/privacy.shtm Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life]
**: Video: [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life.flv FLV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_720p.mov MOV] | [http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/privacy/personal-info_day-in-life_480p.wmv WMV]
** [http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security Privacy and Security]
** Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (March 2012):
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/privacyframework.shtm Press release] | [http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf Report PDF]
** Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice - February 2006
**: [http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/ftcfinalreport060228.pdf PDF]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [http://www.bbb.org/us/corporate-engagement/security/ BBB Security & Privacy - Made Simpler]
*: [http://www.bbb.org/us/storage/16/documents/SecurityPrivacyMadeSimpler.pdf Security and Privacy Made Simpler PDF]

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

WOT user awards

2014-06-14T11:50:56Z

Javelina: Grammar, spelling corrections

{{RightTOC}}
Since 2008, the WOT team has rewarded yearly those WOT community members who have shown exceptional enthusiasm and commitment to help WOT fulfill its goal for a safer Internet. The award is in the form of a badge which is linked to the recipient's user profile. The current awards are as follows:

==Awards==

{| cellspacing="15px"
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Most_active.png]]
|The '''Most Active award''' goes to the user that has started the most forum discussions – brought new online threats to light and maintained an active discussion within the community.
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Problem_solver.png]]
|The '''Problem Solver award''' goes to the user that has replied most often to site evaluation requests – helped site owners to deal with problems with their site’s reputation.
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Techie.png]]
|The '''Techie award''' goes to the user that has been active on the support forum – helped other users with technical issues.
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Member_of_the_Year.png]]
|The winner of the fourth category, '''Member of the Year''', was based on your votes. Each registered user had one vote.
<blockquote>''The award went to the person that you thought deserved it for being active, helpful, and respectful to others, and helping the community work together with a positive attitude.''</blockquote>
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Award_publicity_2008.png]]
|The '''Publicity award''' goes to a user who has enthusiastically promoted WOT and safe surfing to other people
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Award_top_member_2008.png]]
|The '''Top Member award''' goes to those who have spent their time with the community, and researched issues, in order to provide the WOT community with an even bigger site reputation balance.
|-
|valign="top"|[[File:Award_scam_buster_2008.png‎]]
|The '''Scam Buster award''' goes to a user that has been in the battle for a safe internet, by reporting scam sites, giving sites that may download rogue software or steal your bank account and personal info the correct ratings to protect other users from damage to their data.
|}

==Related Blog Posts==

; 2013
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/476-awards WOT Awards of 2013]
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/474-user-awards-vote-for-your-candidate-now User Awards - vote for your candidate now!]

; 2012
: [http://www.mywot.com/blog/427-announcing-recipients-of-the-user-awards-2012 Announcing recipients of the User Awards 2012]
: [http://www.mywot.com/blog/422-user-awards-2012 User Awards 2012 – Cast your vote!]
: User awards have returned.

; 2011
: No awards were handed out this year.
: ''"In 2008 – 2010 the WOT team rewarded yearly those WOT community members that had shown exceptional enthusiasm and commitment to help WOT fulfill its goal for a safer Internet. Since the community grew, the task of choosing the award recipient became impossible, so the tradition was ended. We consider all our users Top Users!"''
:: — [https://www.mywot.com/user/991325 Annaleena] - WOT Staff

; 2010
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/318-wot-user-awards-2010 WOT User Awards 2010]
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/295-calling-for-nominations-wot-user-awards-2010 Calling for nominations: WOT user awards 2010]

; 2009
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/202-2009-wot-award-recipients 2009 WOT Award Recipients]

; 2008
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/131-wot-top-member-award-2008 WOT Top Member Award 2008]
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/126-wot-scambusters-award-2008 WOT Scam Busters Award 2008]
: [https://www.mywot.com/blog/123-wot-publicity-awards-2008 WOT Publicity Award 2008]

Exporting ratings

2014-05-09T05:26:38Z

Javelina: layout

== Downloading ratings and comments ==
You can export your own ratings and comments on the "My ratings" tab in [http://www.mywot.com/user your profile].

=== Renewal ===
The data is updated within 24 hours after a rating is recorded. The date of last update is shown next to the "Download" button.

=== Exported file format ===
The export file is in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML format].

<pre>You'll need an XML/RSS viewer / reader / editor.</pre>

If the export file is larger than 1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte kiB], it's compressed to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format) ZIP file]. An archive utility may be required to extract the XML file from the ZIP file, such as:
* [http://www.pkware.com/ PkZip]
* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]
* [http://www.winzip.com/ WinZip]

== Data format ==
The data is in an XML format. Here is an annotated example:

''''
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

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<'''wot''' uid="1">

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<'''target''' name="example.com">

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<'''rating''' time="2006-09-26 19:16:47+00">

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<'''component''' name="0" rating="90"/>
<'''component''' name="4" rating="90"/>

</'''rating'''>

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<'''comment''' category="9" time="2008-04-23 16:37:48+00">
''''
<!CDATA[Comment text.]]>
</'''comment'''>

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</'''target'''>

''''
</'''wot'''>

=== Target names ===
Target names are typically host names or IP addresses. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name Internationalized domain names] (IDN) are converted to ASCII according to [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3490.txt RFC 3490]. For certain shared hosts (e.g. twitter.com), the target name may also contain part of the path encoded as a subdomain. The encoded subdomain is always lowest in the hierarchy and starts with <tt>_p_</tt> followed by the [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3548.txt RFC 3548] compliant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base32 Base32] encoded path. For example:
_p_k5swex3pmzpvi4tvon2a.twitter.com = twitter.com/Web_of_Trust

== Processing large export files ==
Many text editors or XML parsers try to load the entire file into memory, which causes problems for larger export files. You can split the XML file into smaller chunks using [http://www.mywot.com/files/misc/splitwot.pl.txt this Perl script] (or any other XML splitter). For example, to split the file into chunks each containing at most 10000 targets, run the command <tt>perl splitwot.pl export.xml 10000</tt>. If you are using Windows, try [http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/ ActivePerl].

[[Category:Technical Details]]

Exporting ratings

2014-05-09T05:09:11Z

Javelina: /* Exported file Format */ url, format

{{RightTOC}}
== Downloading ratings and comments ==
You can export your own ratings and comments on the "My ratings" tab in [http://www.mywot.com/user your profile].

=== Renewal ===
The data is updated within 24 hours after a rating is recorded.

The date of last update is shown next to the "Download" button.

=== Exported file format ===
The export file is in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML format].

<pre>You'll need an XML/RSS viewer / reader / editor.</pre>

If the export file is larger than 1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte kiB], it's compressed to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format) ZIP file]. An archive utility may be required to extract the XML file from the ZIP file, such as:
* [http://www.pkware.com/ PkZip]
* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]
* [http://www.winzip.com/ WinZip]

== Data format ==
The data is in an XML format. Here's an annotated example:

''''
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

''''
''''

<'''wot''' uid="1">

''''
''''

<'''target''' name="example.com">

''''
''''

<'''rating''' time="2006-09-26 19:16:47+00">

''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''

<'''component''' name="0" rating="90"/>
<'''component''' name="4" rating="90"/>

</'''rating'''>

''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''
''''

<'''comment''' category="9" time="2008-04-23 16:37:48+00">
''''
<!CDATA[Comment text.]]>
</'''comment'''>

''''
</'''target'''>

''''
</'''wot'''>

=== Target names ===
Target names are typically host names or IP addresses. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name Internationalized domain names] (IDN) are converted to ASCII according to [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3490.txt RFC 3490]. For certain shared hosts (e.g. twitter.com), the target name may also contain part of the path encoded as a subdomain. The encoded subdomain is always lowest in the hierarchy and starts with <tt>_p_</tt> followed by the [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3548.txt RFC 3548] compliant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base32 Base32] encoded path. For example:
_p_k5swex3pmzpvi4tvon2a.twitter.com = twitter.com/Web_of_Trust

== Processing large export files ==
Many text editors or XML parsers try to load the entire file into memory, which causes problems for larger export files. You can split the XML file into smaller chunks using [http://www.mywot.com/files/misc/splitwot.pl.txt this Perl script] (or any other XML splitter). For example, to split the file into chunks each containing at most 10000 targets, run the command <tt>perl splitwot.pl export.xml 10000</tt>. If you are using Windows, try [http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/ ActivePerl].

[[Category:Technical Details]]

User:Javelina

2014-04-15T17:38:42Z

Javelina: format error, added more details

I am Javelina. I have been a WOT community member since July 2010.

I am active on several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FeralOink Wikipedia sites] and maintain AboutUs entries. I have a little [http://dataanxiety.tumblr.com data analysis blog] and enjoy StackOverflow, a lot! Instead, I should be focusing on finding employment, rather than correcting everyone on the internet!

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]]. If a timely response is required, please post a reminder on my WOT user board. Thank you!

--[[User:Javelina|Javelina]] ([[User talk:Javelina|talk]]) 00:46, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
----

=== WOT Extension for Google Chrome browser ===
[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png|360px|thumb|right|Chrome browser with WOT extension]]
WOT blog post, '''[http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]''' (23 March 2011):
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>

The update appeared for me at approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. 
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

=== CA reference ===

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

User talk:Javelina

2014-04-15T17:27:03Z

Javelina: included overlooked link to mywot

'''Welcome to my talk page!'''
----

Please leave any messages for me below. If a prompt response is needed, leave a message on my [https://www.mywot.com/en/user/1688777 WOT user board] instead, as I don't check here often.

Thank you. 
--[[User:Javelina|Javelina]] ([[User talk:Javelina|talk]]) 17:27, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

User:Javelina

2013-07-24T00:46:25Z

Javelina: update user page

I am Javelina, and have been a WOT community member since June 2010.

I am somewhat active on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FeralOink English Wikipedia as FeralOink], and on my [http://dataanxiety.tumblr.com data analysis blog] and on StackOverflow. Instead, I should be focusing on finding employment, rather than correcting everyone on the internet!

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]]. If a timely response is required, please post a reminder on my WOT user board. Thank you!
--[[User:Javelina|Javelina]] ([[User talk:Javelina|talk]]) 00:46, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

=== WOT Extension for Google Chrome browser ===

WOT blog post, '''[http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]''' (23 March 2011):
[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png|360px|thumb|right|Chrome browser with WOT extension]]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>

The update appeared for me at approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. 
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

=== CA reference ===

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

User:Javelina

2013-02-15T21:56:09Z

Javelina: added WP info and slight format changes

I am Javelina, and have been a WOT community member since June 2010. More recently, I became somewhat active with [http://en.wikipedia.org/user:FeralOink English Wikipedia as FeralOink]. I should be focusing on finding employment rather than correcting everyone on the internet, however.

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]]. If a timely response is required, also post a reminder on my WOT user board. Thank you!

=== WOT Extension for Google Chrome browser ===

WOT blog post, '''[http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]''' (23 March 2011):
[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png|360px|thumb|right|Chrome browser with WOT extension]]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>

The update appeared for me at approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. 
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

=== CA reference ===

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

Activity scores

2013-02-04T21:42:15Z

Javelina: /* User levels */ Corrected URL to Sami's announcement on site, minor grammar edits, added sub-headings

Users are rewarded activity points for rating websites and writing comments. All users have an activity score, which is visible on the add-on's rating window and profile pages.

'''Note''': 
The activity score has nothing to do with an individual's [[Rating reliability|rating reliability]].

== Earning activity points ==
You receive activity points every time you rate a website you haven't rated before. If you are a registered user, you will also receive further points from the following activities:
* Leaving comments on website scorecards
* Posting on the WOT website (forum, blog, poll etc.)

Please notice that the activity score won't update immediately after the activity, it's updated only '''once a day'''.

== User levels ==

=== Rank and activity score ===

Registered users are grouped in different ranks based on their activity score. These ranks are visible on the profile and as a border with a distinct color around their avatar elsewhere on the website. The current user levels and the activity point range for each are:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 50px;"
|-
! style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" | Activity score
! style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" | User level
! style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" | Color
! style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" | Extra features
|-
| colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid gray" |
|-
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | 10,000
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | Platinum
| style="text-align: center; color: #CDD6DE" | ▉
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | [[Mass rating tool]]
|-
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | 6000-9999
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | Gold
| style="text-align: center; color: #D0BD85" | ▉
|
|-
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | 3000-5999
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | Silver
| style="text-align: center; color: #BFBFBF" | ▉
|
|-
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | 1500-2999
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | Bronze
| style="text-align: center; color: #E7B695" | ▉
|
|-
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | 0-1499
| style="padding-left: 5px;" | Rookie
| style="text-align: center; color: #6DCFF6" | ▉
|
|}

The scoring system uses a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_scale logarithmic scale], which means the more points you have, the more difficult it will be to increase your score.

=== Activity score-related changes ===

Effective 04 January, 2013, the [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/22354-mass-rating-tool?comment=179432#comment-179432 activity score has been capped at 10,000 points]. There is no higher score achievable.

Also, the [http://www.mywot.com/community Community page] had displayed an ''active users list'' denoting top 100 users based on points achieved; this list has been removed.

Both actions have been taken to help curb plausible abuse of the [[Mass rating tool]].

== Extra features ==
Users will have access to the [[mass rating tool]] after reaching the Platinum level. This allows you to rate up to 100 sites at the same time, leaving each site the same rating and comment, and is useful when rating a large number of sites with the same owner, for example. You should always act ''responsibly'' when using the mass rating tool. Using it is a privilege, which will be taken away from users suspected of spamming.

Note: All Gold Level Members before the [http://www.mywot.com/blog/216-mass-rating-tool-changes-to-platinum-users mass rating tool update] '''will continue to have access''' to the tool.

URL shortening services

2012-10-16T14:54:02Z

Javelina: Added Reuters reut.rs

On May 24, 2011, WOT began supporting URL shorteners. Currently (09/28/2012) supported are:

* 4sq.com
* abcn.ws
* aol.it
* apne.ws
* bbc.in
* bit.ly
* bitly.com
* bzfd.it
* clck.ru
* cs.pn
* d3w.io
* dlvr.it
* eca.sh
* engt.co
* es.pn
* exm.nr
* f.ast.ly
* fa.by
* flpbd.it
* gd.is
* goo.gl
* gu.com
* ht.ly
* huff.to
* ind.pn
* is.gd
* j.mp
* lat.ms
* lnkd.in
* migre.me
* n.pr
* nblo.gs
* nyr.kr
* nyti.ms
* on.cnn.com
* on.mash.to
* on.msnbc.com
* ow.ly
* pep.si
* ping.fm
* politi.co
* post.ly
* reut.rs
* rww.to
* su.pr
* t.co
* tcrn.ch
* tgr.ph
* thkpr.gs
* tiny.ly
* tinyurl.com
* tl.gd
* tldr.us
* tr.im
* usat.me
* wapo.st
* wp.me
* x.co
* yhoo.it

Add to this list if a new URL shortening service is added.

Comment restrictions

2012-07-26T23:13:36Z

Javelina: Minor grammar changes for consistency

As with any online system that allows users to post textual comments, there will be abuse such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam spam]; see also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_in_blogs Spam in blogs].

==Flood control==
*;registration date ≤ 7 days from current date
*: To reduce spam, a post limit has been implemented. New registrations to the forum will have a '''10 minute waiting period''' between postings on the Forum or Blog. This restriction is for all registrations that are up to one week old.

==CAPTCHA==
*; WOT incorporates [http://mollom.com/ Mollom]
*: A CAPTCHA has been introduced to control scorecard comment spam. On every 21st scorecard comment, you will be presented with a CAPTCHA to complete, in order to post your comment. This has been implemented to ensure that humans are commenting on website scorecards.

==Scorecard comment voting==
*; ''"Comment votes have been disabled for this site"''
*: When a site's reputation has become controversial i.e. there is a discrepancy between high and low ratings, the ability to agree or disagree with existing comments is deactivated. This is an automatic response from WOT and is not an action taken by WOT Staff.

==Scorecard comment editing==
*; The comment owner cannot "game" (abuse) existing votes.
*: Only positive comment votes are removed when comments are changed. Negative comment votes will remain when a comment is edited, including changes to the comment category.
*: Source: [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7278-changing-comments?comment=40421#comment-40421 Timo]

==Scorecard comment request==
*; Comment requests have been disabled from users who aren't logged in.
*: Source: [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/3998-p-gordon-spammer?comment=51242#comment-51242 Sami]

*; On the new scorecard only site owners can request comments.
*: Source: [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/10972-please-report-new-scorecard-bugs-here-only?comment=77012#comment-77012 Timo]

User:Javelina

2012-07-26T22:56:09Z

Javelina: /* Update to WOT Extension */ smaller thumbnail

I am Javelina.

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]], or preferably, my user board.

== WOT Extension for Google Chrome browser ==

WOT blog post, '''[http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]''' (23 March 2011):
[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png|360px|thumb|right|Chrome browser with WOT extension]]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>

The update appeared for me at approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. 
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

== CA reference ==

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

User:Javelina

2012-05-28T05:47:30Z

Javelina: Clean up Adding/removing wikilink(s)

I am Javelina.

If you need to leave me a message, please use my [[User_talk:Javelina|talk page]], or preferably, my user board.

== Update to WOT Extension ==

From the WOT Blog entry of 23 March 2011, [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]:
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Google Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. This is a screen shot of the image.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 24 March 2011

== CA reference ==

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate Authorities (via Wikipedia)]''' useful for reference. It includes definitions and a chronology.

-- [[User_talk:Javelina|Javelina]] 23 September 2011

User talk:Javelina

2012-05-28T05:24:03Z

Javelina: Copyedit (minor)

'''Welcome to my talk page!'''
----

Please leave messages for me on my WOT user board if a prompt response is needed, as I don't check here often.
Thank you.
 
--[[User:Javelina|Javelina]]

Comment restrictions

2012-03-10T20:27:39Z

Javelina: /* Scorecard comment request */ grammar

As with any online system that allows users to post textual comments, there will be abuse such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam spam]; see also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_in_blogs Spam in blogs]

==Flood control==
*;registration date ≤ 7 days from current date
*: To reduce spam, a post limit has been implemented. New registrations to the forum will have a '''10 minute waiting period''' between postings on the Forum or Blog. This restriction is for all registrations that are up to one week old.

==CAPTCHA==
*; WOT incorporates [http://mollom.com/ Mollom]
*: A CAPTCHA has been introduced to control Scorecard comment spam. On every 21st scorecard comment, you are presented a CAPTCHA to fill in to post your comment. This has been implemented to ensure humans are commenting on website scorecards.

==Scorecard comment voting==
*; ''"Comment votes have been disabled for this site"''
*: When a site's reputation has become controversial meaning there's a disagreement between high and low ratings, the ability to agree or disagree with existing comments is deactivated. This is an automatic response from WOT and is not an action taken by WOT Staff.

==Scorecard comment editing==
*; The comment owner can not "game" (abuse) existing votes.
*: Only positive comment votes are removed from the comment, negative comment votes remain when a comment is edited, including changing the comment category.
*: source: [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7278-changing-comments?comment=40421#comment-40421 Timo]

==Scorecard comment request==
*; Comment requests have been disabled from users who aren't logged in.
*: Source: [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/3998-p-gordon-spammer?comment=51242#comment-51242 Sami]

*;On the new scorecard only site owners can request comments.
*: Source: [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/10972-please-report-new-scorecard-bugs-here-only?comment=77012#comment-77012 Timo]

User talk:Javelina

2011-12-11T08:55:04Z

Javelina: updated greeting

Hello and welcome to my user talk page!
----

Please leave messages for me on my WOT user board if a prompt response is needed, as I don't check here often. But do not hesitate to leave a message here for me if that is your preference!

Thank you.
 
--[[User:Javelina]] 01:43, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

User:Javelina

2011-11-21T12:40:33Z

Javelina: Corrected broken link to Certificate Authority definition in Wikipedia

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this page about '''[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Certificate_authority Certificate authority]''' via ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' useful for reference purposes. It includes definitions and a chronology.

[http://www.mywot.com/wiki/User:Javelina User:Javelina] 17:05, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

----

From the WOT Blog entry of 23 March 2011, [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session Outcome of the public brainstorming session]:
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Google Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, on an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
[http://www.mywot.com/wiki/User:Javelina User:Javelina] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Verify your website

2011-11-21T12:20:34Z

Javelina: Small grammar corrections, removed an extraneous character.

You must [https://www.mywot.com/user/register register an account] with which to associate your website(s).

Go to [http://www.mywot.com/user/ your profile].

Click on the ''My Sites'' menu tab.

Enter your site's domain name in the text input box. Click '''Add'''.
You should now see that WOT added the domain to ''your sites'' list.

Click on the '''[verify]''' link.
You will be presented with a drop-down select menu with the following two choices:
*HTML file
*# Download the '''.html file''' and upload it to http://YOUR_DOMAIN.COM. Do '''not''' edit the filename or contents.
*# Make sure that you can view http://YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/mywot_uploaded_file.html in your browser '''before''' verifying your site.
*# Once the file is viewable, return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button.
<blockquote>''Note'': If our servers cannot access the verification file, the problem is usually due to an incorrectly configured web server on the other end. Sometimes web servers refuse to serve clients who don't send some specific headers in the request, for example. Please send us a [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback support request] and we'll see why it is failing for your site.</blockquote>
This choice requires having FTP access.

* Meta tag
*# Copy the meta tag below, and paste it into your site's home page. It should go in the <head> section, before the first <body> section. <code><meta name="wot-verification" content="mywot_generated_code"/></code>
*# Return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button.
You can use your CMS control panel to edit your page and insert the META tag
or you can FTP your modified page.

Verify your website

2011-11-21T12:00:05Z

Javelina: Undoing revision 6466 by Matrazani (Talk) and reverting to original, correct version by [User:g7w]

You must [https://www.mywot.com/user/register register an account] to associate your websites with.=

Go to [http://www.mywot.com/user/ your profile]

Click on the ''My Sites'' menu tab.

Enter your site's domain name in the text input box
Click '''Add'''
You'll see WOT added the domain to ''your sites'' list.

Click on the '''[verify]''' link
You are presented with a drop-down select menu with the following choices:
*HTML file
*# Download the '''.html file''' and upload it to http://YOUR_DOMAIN.COM. Do '''not''' edit the filename or contents.
*# Make sure that you can view http://YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/mywot_uploaded_file.html in your browser '''before''' verifying your site.
*# Once the file is viewable, return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button
<blockquote>''note'': Usually if our servers cannot access the verification file, the problem is with an incorrectly configured web server on the other end. Sometimes web servers refuse to serve clients who don't send some specific headers in the request, for example. Please send us a [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback support request] and we'll see why it's failing for your site.</blockquote>
This requires having FTP access

* Meta tag
*# Copy the meta tag below, and paste it into your site's home page. It should go in the <head> section, before the first <body> section. <code><meta name="wot-verification" content="mywot_generated_code"/></code>
*# Return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button
You can use your CMS control panel to edit your page and insert the META tag
or you can FTP your modified page.

Verify your website

2011-11-21T11:56:07Z

Javelina: Undoing revision 6470 by Matrazani (Talk) as user specific information was improperly inserted by user Matrazani

You must [https://www.mywot.com/user/register register an account] to associate your websites with.=

Go to [http://www.mrzbiz2u.com/matrazani/ your profile]

Click on the ''My Sites'' menu tab.

Enter your site's domain name in the text input box
Click '''Add'''
You'll see WOT added the domain to ''your sites'' list.

Click on the '''[verify]''' link
You are presented with a drop-down select menu with the following choices:
*HTML file
*# Download the '''.html file''' and upload it to http://mrzbiz2u.com. Do '''not''' edit the filename or contents.
*# Make sure that you can view http://mrzbiz2u.com./mywot_uploaded_file.html in your browser '''before''' verifying your site.
*# Once the file is viewable, return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button
<blockquote>''note'': Usually if our servers cannot access the verification file, the problem is with an incorrectly configured web server on the other end. Sometimes web servers refuse to serve clients who don't send some specific headers in the request, for example. Please send us a [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback support request] and we'll see why it's failing for your site.</blockquote>
This requires having FTP access

* Meta tag
*# Copy the meta tag below, and paste it into your site's home page. It should go in the <head> section, before the first <body> section. <code><meta name="wot-verification" content="mywot_generated_code"/></code>
*# Return to your profile and click the '''Verify''' submit button
You can use your CMS control panel to edit your page and insert the META tag
or you can FTP your modified page.

User:Javelina

2011-09-23T17:38:42Z

Javelina:

In light of recent events regarding DigiNotar B.V., I found this document about [[Certificate authority]] ([https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Certificate_authority&oldid=451308614 Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. September 19, 2011, 11:26 UTC]) useful for reference purposes. It includes definitions and a chronology.

[http://www.mywot.com/wiki/User:Javelina User:Javelina] 17:05, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

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From the WOT Blog entry of 23 March 2011, [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session+ Outcome of the public brainstorming session]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Google Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, on an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
[http://www.mywot.com/wiki/User:Javelina User:Javelina] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Javelina

2011-09-23T17:05:13Z

Javelina: Added link to Wikipedia "Certificate authority" page

In light of recent events regarding certificate authority DigiNotar B.V., I found this document about [[Certificate authority]] ([https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Certificate_authority&oldid=451308614 Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. September 19, 2011, 11:26 UTC]) useful for reference purposes. It includes definitions and a chronology.
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 17:05, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

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From the WOT Blog entry of 23 March 2011, [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session+ Outcome of the public brainstorming session]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Google Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, on an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
[[User:Javelina]] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Rating reliability

2011-08-25T16:27:01Z

Javelina: Typo's, changed "Wall of Trust" to "Web of Trust"

How does Web of Trust measure aptitude and merit? Those two links just go to Wiktionary and Wikipedia. They are therefore an inaccurate definition of WOT's measurement.

Answer: The more consistent your ratings are with the ratings of the site, the greater your rating "merit". For example, if on google.com's scorecard you rated it red in all the categories, the ratings are so far from the current ratings they would hold little or no weight on the site's overall reputation. If you rate consistently with the sites reputation all the time, then your merit will increase and your ratings will gradually hold more weight. However this takes a long time and many ratings.

User:Javelina

2011-06-14T22:10:51Z

Javelina:

From the WOT Blog entry of 23 March 2011, [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session+ Outcome of the public brainstorming session]
<blockquote><nowiki>''A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT... An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.''</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Google Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 March 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, on an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
[[User:Javelina]] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Javelina

2011-06-14T22:06:37Z

Javelina: Clean up

Cleared content, had used page as temporary small sandbox while learning about WOT Wiki.
 
--[[User:Javelina]] 01:43, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

WOT Wiki:Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

2011-06-13T04:05:04Z

Javelina: /* Australian Data Protection Act */ /* Broken link, updated to most current on PI site for AU */

The protection of PII is important to maintain public trust and confidence in an organization, to protect the reputation of an organization, and to protect against legal liability for an organization. Organizations have always considered trust, confidence, and reputation as motivating factors in protecting PII. Recently, organizations have become more concerned about the risk of legal liability due to the enactment of many US federal, state, and international privacy laws.

==Examples of PII Data==
The following list contains examples of information that may be considered PII.

* Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias

* Personal identification number (PIN), such as your Social Security Number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number.

* Address information, such as street address or email address.

* Asset information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) or Media Access Control (MAC) address or other host-specific persistent static identifier that consistently links to a particular person or small, well-defined group of people.

* Telephone numbers, including mobile, business, and personal numbers.

* Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry).

* Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle registration or identification number, and title numbers and related information.

* Information about an individual that is linked or linkable to one of the above (e.g., date of birth, place of birth, race, religion, weight, activities, or employment, medical, education, or financial information).

===Source===
NIST Special Publication 800-122 [http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-122/sp800-122.pdf PDF]
<blockquote>''Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 April 2010''</blockquote>

===Web forms / registrations===
If your site has a simple web form to email script or simple forum / newsletter subscription registration most likely you are not gathering any ''personally identifiable information''. If you request a name without requiring first and last names, any "name" can be given
====Examples of non-PII====
; A simple Contact Us form requesting :
:* name
:* email
:* website
:* subject
:* message

; Site / Forum registration requesting :
:* name
:* user name
:* password
:* date of birth ([[Privacy_Policy#COPPA|COPPA]] compliance)
:* email

; Newsletter subscription :
:* email

====Examples of PII====
; A Contact Us form ''requiring'' :
:* name
:* address
:* city / state / province
:* zip-code / postal code
:* phone / mobile number
:* email
:* website
:* subject
:* message

; Site / Forum registration ''requiring'' :
:* first name
:* last name
:* User name
:* location / address (full or partial)
:* phone / mobile number
:* Password
:* Date of birth ([[Privacy_Policy#COPPA|COPPA]] compliance)
:* email

==Australian Data Protection Act==
[https://www.privacyinternational.org/article/phr2006-australia Privacy International (Australia PHR2006)]
<blockquote>The Australian Senate on 6 December 2000 approved the [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill] which extends privacy protections to the private sector. The bill was strongly criticized by privacy advocates and the opposition political party as being far too weak. [http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/SenatePBSub2000.html Commentary] by privacy expert Roger Clarke who describes the bill as "the world's worst privacy legislation." The European Commission has also expressed concern that the law would not be adequate for trans-border data flows.</blockquote>
[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Advisory Report on the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000]

Also reference: [http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/privacy.html Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.]

==Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act==
===Individual rights===
* know why an organization collects, uses or discloses their personal information;
* ''more''
===Organizations requirements===
* obtain consent when they collect, use or disclose their personal information;
* ''more''

sources:
* Wikipedia [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Personal_Information_Protection_and_Electronic_Documents_Act article]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/P-8.6/ Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (2000, c. 5)]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/P-21/index.html Privacy Act (R.S., 1985, c. P-21)]

==Dutch / Netherlands==
* The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Ducth DPA) : http://www.dutchdpa.nl/
: ''supervises the fair and lawful use and security of your personal data, to ensure your privacy today and in the future.''

==European Union Data Protection Directive==

''officially Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data''

The '''Data Protection Directive''' is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/European_Union European Union].

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive Wikipedia entry]

===European Commission: Justice and Home affairs===
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htm Data Protection]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice/doc_centre/privacy/law/index_en.htm Legislative documents]

==Hungary Data Protection Bill==
* [http://abiweb.obh.hu/dpc/ Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information]
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/hungary.htm visit]

==Finland / Sweden==
Information security and protection of privacy in electronic communications.
* Finlex : http://www.finlex.fi/
* Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) : http://www.ficora.fi/
*: [http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2004/en20040516.pdf Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic Communications (PPEC 516/2004)] (PDF - English translation)

==Federative Republic of Brazil==

Article 5 of the 1988 Constitution of Brazil provides that ''"the privacy, private life, honor and image of persons are inviolable, and the right to compensation for property or moral damages resulting from their violation is ensured."''

Reference:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/brazil.htm visit]

==India Privacy Laws==

No specific legislation pertaining to data protection and privacy has been enacted in India. The Indian government is currently considering the idea of enacting a detailed law on data protection under the initiative of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

References:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/india.htm visit]
* dsci.in - [http://www.dsci.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=79 visit]

==UK Data Protection Act 1998==

[http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=3190610 Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)] 
[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998 Wikipedia article]
<blockquote>The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people's fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves.</blockquote>

== United States ==

United States privacy law embodies several different legal concepts. One is the invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs, discloses his or her private information, publicizes him or her in a false light, or appropriates his or her name for personal gain. Public figures have less privacy, and this is an evolving area of law as it relates to the media.

The essence of the law derives from a right to privacy, defined broadly as "the right to be let alone." It usually excludes personal matters or activities which may reasonably be of public interest, like those of celebrities or participants in newsworthy events. Invasion of the right to privacy can be the basis for a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity violating the right. These include the Fourth Amendment right to be free of unwarranted search or seizure, the First Amendment right to free assembly, and the Fourteenth Amendment due process right, recognized by the Supreme Court as protecting a general right to privacy within family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing.

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_laws_of_the_United_States Wikipedia - Privacy laws of the United States]

=== California's Online Privacy Protection Act ===

According to California's Online Privacy Protection Act (OPPA), all online businesses that "collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California" must have a [[Privacy Policy]] on its website. If a website fails to add a Privacy Policy within 30 days of being notified to do so, then it is in violation of this Act.
[http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=22001-23000&file=22575-22579 California Law Code]

=== US Information Technology Law ===

* [http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/ttlf/law/us/it/ law.stanford.edu]

== Other countries - data protection ==
* Austria [AT] : http://www.dsk.gv.at/
* Belgium [BE] : http://www.privacy.fgov.be/
* Bulgaria [BG] : http://www.cpdp.bg/
* Cyprus [CY] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.cy/
* Czech Republic [CZ] : http://www.uoou.cz/
* Denmark [DK] : http://www.datatilsynet.dk/
* Estonia [EE] : http://www.dp.gov.ee/?js=1
* Finland [FI] : http://www.tietosuoja.fi/
* France [FR] : http://www.cnil.fr/
* Germany [DE] : http://www.bfd.bund.de/
* Greece [GR] : http://www.dpa.gr/
* Hungary [HU] : http://www.obh.hu/
* Ireland [IE] : http://www.dataprivacy.ie/
* Iceland [IS]: http://www.personuvernd.is/tolvunefnd.nsf/pages/index.html
* Italy [IT] : http://www.garanteprivacy.it/
* Latvia [LV] : http://www.dvi.gov.lv/
* Liechtenstein [LI] : http://www.dss.llv.li/
* Lithuania [LT] : http://www.ada.lt/
* Luxembourg [LU] : http://www.cnpd.lu/
* Malta [MT] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.mt/
* Norway [NO] : http://www.datatilsynet.no/
* Netherlands [NL] : http://www.cbpweb.nl/
* Portugal [PT] : http://www.cnpd.pt/
* Poland [PL] : http://www.giodo.gov.pl/
* United Kingdom [UK]: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
* Romania [RO] : http://www.dataprotection.ro/
* Slovakia [SK] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/
* Slovenia [SI] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/
* Spain [ES] : http://www.agpd.es/
* Sweden [SE] : http://www.datainspektionen.se/
* Switzerland [CH] : http://www.edsb.ch/
*: http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/235_1/index.html

 
see also: [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]

User talk:Javelina

2011-06-06T01:43:20Z

Javelina: /* Updated notes to self regarding WOT Wiki usage */

I am trying to determine the purpose for <code> My User </code> page. Please regard this entry as a temporary place holder. 
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 14:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 
Determined the purpose for <code> My Contributions </code> page. Also noted that <code> My User Talk </code> page need not have any content at all, after comparison with other WOT members' <code> User Talk </code> pages.
 
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 01:43, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

User:Javelina

2011-06-06T01:23:54Z

Javelina: /* URL correction, minor format edit */

WOT Forum

2011-06-06T00:35:59Z

Javelina: /* Customized tags */ /* spelling correction */

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== HTML characters ==
For a full list of entities see HTML's [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/sgml/entities.html entities] page.

A nice chart is available at: [http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm ascii.cl]

Some of the available characters include:

=== Business ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|+'''HTML character entities'''
|-
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Symbol
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Description
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Number
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Name
|-
| © || Copyright || &#169; || &copy;
|-
| ® || Registered || &#174; || &reg;
|-
| ™ || Trademark || &#8482; ||  
|}

=== Currency ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|+'''HTML character entities'''
|-
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Symbol
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Description
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Number
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Name
|-
| $ || US Dollar || &#36; ||  
|-
| £ || British Pound || &#163; || &pound;
|-
| € || Euro || &#8364; || &euro;
|}

=== Punctuation ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|+'''HTML character entities'''
|-
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Symbol
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | Description
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Number
! style="background:#FFFCE5;" | HTML Name
|-
| & || Ampersand || &#38; || &amp;
|-
| @ || At symbol || &#64; ||  
|-
| : || Colon || &#58; ||  
|-
| . || Period || &#46; ||  
|-
| " || Quotation mark || &#34; || &quot;
|-
|   || Space non-breaking || &#160; || &nbsp;
|}

Rating subdomains

2011-06-05T09:45:27Z

Javelina: URL correction to WoT blog post titled How-many-sites-do-we-know

As explained on WOT's main Support page section: [http://www.mywot.com/en/support/faq#rating Rating Websites]
;How does the system rate subdomains?
:Subdomains are often used with free hosting and social networking sites, for example. The WOT community can rate subdomains in exactly the same way as the members rate other domains. If WOT doesn’t have enough ratings for a specific subdomain, the subdomain inherits the parent domain's reputation. Once the system considers there to be enough supporting evidence to calculate a separate reputation for the subdomain, WOT will start to use it.

:Similarly, the reputation of each subdomain contributes to the parent domain's reputation. If a domain has lots of untrustworthy subdomains, its reputation will suffer, and, therefore, the reputation of any new subdomains will suffer as well. We designed this logic within the WOT system to model the way trust works in real life.

For more reference, please read these blog posts:
* [http://www.mywot.com/blog/the-neighbourhood The Neighbourhood]
* [http://www.mywot.com/blog/how-many-sites-do-we-know How many sites do we know?]
*: discusses how reputations traverse the domain hierarchy

see also: [[Shared domains|Shared domains]]

User:Javelina

2011-03-24T14:13:17Z

Javelina:

From the WOT Blog entry of Wed 23 Mar 2011: [http://www.mywot.com/en/blog/338-outcome-of-the-public-brainstorming-session+] or [http://www.mywot.com/en/trackback/10626 Outcome of the public brainstorming session]
<blockquote><nowiki>A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT using Google Moderator. Thank you all that participated by sharing your ideas! This is an ongoing project so please keep submitting your suggestions. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some of the ideas we’ve gathered so far.</nowiki></blockquote>
<code><nowiki>Show rating icons on Facebook links</nowiki></code>
<blockquote><nowiki>An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later.</nowiki></blockquote>
I use Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 Mar 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, taken from an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Javelina

2011-03-24T14:02:21Z

Javelina: Placeholder and statement of intent to improve

I am still trying to determine the difference in purpose between
*<code><nowiki>My user page</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>My talk page</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>My contributions page*</nowiki></code>
Please regard this entry as a temporary place holder until I get matters sorted out. Your patience, as always, is very much appreciated. ''*I don't know if I'm going to be doing much that could be considered a bona fide contribution'' 
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 14:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Javelina

2011-03-24T07:58:11Z

Javelina: WOT Update for Google Chrome browser

From the WOT Blog entry of Wed 23 Mar 2011: [http://www.mywot.com/en/trackback/10626 Outcome of the public brainstorming session]

[blockquote] A few weeks ago we asked you take part in brainstorming for developing WOT using Google Moderator. Thank you all that participated by sharing your ideas! This is an ongoing project so please keep submitting your suggestions . Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some of the ideas we’ve gathered so far.

"Show rating icons on Facebook links"

An update that brings reputation icons to links on Facebook, Twitter and short URLs is currently in progress. Chrome users got the update yesterday and add-ons for Firefox, Safari, Opera will be updated after it's approved by the relevant browsers. IE follows later." [blockquote]

I use Chrome browser, and the update appeared for me approximately 22:30 G.M.T. on 22 Mar 2011. This is a screen shot of the image, taken from an 18 inch laptop screen with 360M NVIDIA graphics card.

[[File:ChromeExtension-Updated_WOT.png]]
--[[User:Javelina|Ellie]] 07:58, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

File:ChromeExtension-Updated WOT.png

2011-03-24T04:23:17Z

Javelina: Updated Web Of Trust

Updated Web Of Trust