Reviews for Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating
Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating by WOT Services
Review by Firefox user 13168488
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 13168488, 7 years agoWOT Services was caught and widely reported for taking whatever information people provided about themselves plus the sort of information about the ISP associated IP address people queried WOT from, regarding the trustworthiness of other Web sites. (Can you say "pernicious hypocrites"?)
I would suggest that anyone reading reviews of WOT here or elsewhere do a little research about the organization and what they were up to as of 2018, and quite possibly years before and now after they got caught.
You cannot say you have not been warned, repeatedly. I am merely conveying the same sort of bad news that several others have been posting for many months, and just got tired of seeing all the short, "WOT is wonderful!" reviews that do not even mention much less address the issue of how WOT was doing exactly the sort of thing they purported to be protecting (many not very Internet-savvy) people who went to them for advice on unsafe or unsavory sites lurking behind URLs they knew little about.
Hint: when any good or service that has been around awhile suddenly starts getting a lot of strong criticism for valid reasons, while any negative comments are constantly diluted by a steady stream of vapid reviews claiming the product is better than sliced bread, cuter than a week-old puppy, and might even bring peace to the world, end poverty, and cure cancer in the near future (OK, I am exaggerating -- a little), why would you trust them any more than you would some strange clown who was wandering around your neighborhood handing out candy to little kids?
Regards,
FractalZ
I would suggest that anyone reading reviews of WOT here or elsewhere do a little research about the organization and what they were up to as of 2018, and quite possibly years before and now after they got caught.
You cannot say you have not been warned, repeatedly. I am merely conveying the same sort of bad news that several others have been posting for many months, and just got tired of seeing all the short, "WOT is wonderful!" reviews that do not even mention much less address the issue of how WOT was doing exactly the sort of thing they purported to be protecting (many not very Internet-savvy) people who went to them for advice on unsafe or unsavory sites lurking behind URLs they knew little about.
Hint: when any good or service that has been around awhile suddenly starts getting a lot of strong criticism for valid reasons, while any negative comments are constantly diluted by a steady stream of vapid reviews claiming the product is better than sliced bread, cuter than a week-old puppy, and might even bring peace to the world, end poverty, and cure cancer in the near future (OK, I am exaggerating -- a little), why would you trust them any more than you would some strange clown who was wandering around your neighborhood handing out candy to little kids?
Regards,
FractalZ
613 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by PMiles, 4 months agoThis has not been updated in over a year. About 15 months. 2024 vs 2026 A lot has happened in browser technology in the last year.
I narrowed down super slow response times to this addon. I have other things and this is the only one slowing it down. From nearly instant responses to 8+ seconds. 8 seconds is a long time. I believe it was at least 30 seconds when I started trying to narrow down the issue. Yes even for a simple site.
I am switching over to Eset which offers more than simple a site review (NOT that I want WOT to offer more. Focus on the thing you CAN be good at).
I must say that I really like that with WOT you the user can also issue reviews and star ratings. Especially given that they often differ from the WOT's assessment.
If you didn't take forever to load I'd prefer you over most.
Yes, I removed a ALL extensions when testing for the poor performer. So, no, its not just a conflict between extensions. - Rated 5 out of 5by AjssPC Linux, 6 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Doctor X, 7 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Quiet House, 7 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by cHrONic, 10 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13056116, a year agoI receive more advice about potential problems from this extension than from others.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19026513, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by richardh9935, a year ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by meldalm, a year agoCouple years ago it was nice to have addon, but now it become useless, not doing what it suppose to do
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18628453, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14225280, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by akubeda, a year ago
Developer response
posted 2 years agoWe’re sad to hear about your experience with WOT. We would love to hear more of your feedback - contact us to schedule a call and get a surprise as a token of our appreciation.- Rated 5 out of 5by Vlad, 2 years ago
Developer response
posted 2 years agoThank you, for your thoughtful feedback! We're delighted that you appreciated our app's features. Should you have any suggestions, feel free to reach out at support@mywot.com- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18256174, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18681678, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18160374, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by LexusSmith, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18609027, 2 years ago
Developer response
posted 2 years agoWe're sorry to hear about your experience. Have you tried reinstalling the app and clearing cache files? Contact us directly so we can help you resolve this asap.