Eating my words :( — Uninstall Web of Trust now « Tech

Eating my words :( — Uninstall Web of Trust now

Folks, long time readers may remember, years ago now (decades in computer years) I recommended a ‘safe surfing’ browser add-on. A tech news headline – arrived today – has me regretting that.

* ‘Web Of Trust’ Browser Add-On Caught Selling Users’ Data — Uninstall It Now

“Browser extensions have become a standard part of the most popular browsers and essential part of our lives for surfing the Internet. But not all extensions can be trusted. One such innocent looking browser add-on has been caught collecting browsing history of millions of users and selling them ..” Read more…

[ NOTE: even if you never heard of WoT, reading the article is a good education on the kind of spying the tech companies have been doing. ]

My love affair with technology is officially over.

Today’s quote: “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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November 8, 2016 - Posted by techpaul | advice, browsers, computers, Internet, News, privacy, tech | pii, privacy, sells, spying, web of trust, wot

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