Comments on: Simple webs of trust: a distributed approach to “safe” browsing http://wandreilagh.org/2008/01/simple-webs-of-trust-a-distributed-approach-to-safe-browsing.html The verbal ramblings of Gavin White. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gavin http://wandreilagh.org/2008/01/simple-webs-of-trust-a-distributed-approach-to-safe-browsing.html#comment-10273 Gavin Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:32:56 +0000 http://wandreilagh.org/2008/01/simple-webs-of-trust-a-distributed-approach-to-safe-browsing.html#comment-10273 @Esa: Thanks for the note! I saw in my logs that people were coming from your del.icio.us account, but I had no idea you had implemented free web-of-trust software for safe browsing. I haven't tried it, but it looks like a great concept. The key difference between the software you offer and the approach I described in my post above is that, while the WOT software you offer depends on a centralized repository of data, a plugin that implemented the distributed web-of-trust I described above would depend only on data from websites selected by an administrative user on the machine in question. @Esa: Thanks for the note! I saw in my logs that people were coming from your del.icio.us account, but I had no idea you had implemented free web-of-trust software for safe browsing. I haven’t tried it, but it looks like a great concept. The key difference between the software you offer and the approach I described in my post above is that, while the WOT software you offer depends on a centralized repository of data, a plugin that implemented the distributed web-of-trust I described above would depend only on data from websites selected by an administrative user on the machine in question.

]]> By: Esa Suurio http://wandreilagh.org/2008/01/simple-webs-of-trust-a-distributed-approach-to-safe-browsing.html#comment-10272 Esa Suurio Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:07:24 +0000 http://wandreilagh.org/2008/01/simple-webs-of-trust-a-distributed-approach-to-safe-browsing.html#comment-10272 Gavin, It was interesting to read about your idea regarding safe browsing. We have implemented WOT, Web of Trust, that comes quite close to what you just described. WOT – Web of Trust – is a rapidly growing community that lets Internet users exchange their knowledge about websites and the services they offer. Is the site trustworthy? How reliable is the vendor? Is the site safe to use? Is the content suitable for children? WOT's reputation database is based on two sources: our users and trusted sources. WOT has information on over 16 million websites. Membership and the software is free, and registration is optional. Please test WOT and tell what you think: <a href="http://www.mywot.com" rel="nofollow">www.MyWOT.com</a>. Best regards, Esa Suurio Gavin,

It was interesting to read about your idea regarding safe browsing. We have implemented WOT, Web of Trust, that comes quite close to what you just described.

WOT – Web of Trust – is a rapidly growing community that lets Internet users exchange their knowledge about websites and the services they offer. Is the site trustworthy? How reliable is the vendor? Is the site safe to use? Is the content suitable for children? WOT’s reputation database is based on two sources: our users and trusted sources. WOT has information on over 16 million websites.

Membership and the software is free, and registration is optional. Please test WOT and tell what you think: http://www.MyWOT.com.

Best regards,

Esa Suurio

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