WOT (Web of Trust) For Mac

WOT is a browser add-on that provides quick access to the Web of Trust online community that allows users all over the world to share their experience visiting various websites.

Each community member can rate a page’s trustworthiness and mention if the site is safe for children or not. As a result, the others get to know right away if a website does not match a particular standard.

WOT does not condition the user to work with a particular web browser and provides support for some of the most popular browsers available. Keep in mind though that there are distinct extension versions for each host app, so the functionalities might also differ.

Just download the appropriate package and go through the installation procedure, just like you would do with any other extension (relaunching the host app might be necessary).

Once deployed, WOT places a small icon in the browser’s address bar: the associated panel allows you to see the website’s rating, while also enabling you to share your own assessment.

At the same time, WOT will employ traffic light label icons to help you identify if a particular link is trustworthy or not. You can rely on this system when going through the results displayed by a search engine, or on any other website.

When giving a rating, WOT users can specify if a website practices online tracking, presents alternative or controversial medicine, talks about politics or religion, makes misleading claims or unethical choices, is simply suspicious, contains hate or discrimination, or delivers spam or ads.

Users can also signal websites that are delivering malware or viruses, provide a poor customer experience, or are presenting phishing or scam practices. This way, you know what to expect before following a link.

To sum up, the WOT browser extensions connect you with the Web of Trust community and use a traffic light system to let you know if a certain link has a good reputation or you might encounter some issues.