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#language en ~-[[DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation|Translation(s)]]: none-~ ---- WOT ("web of trust") is a spyware disguised as a website reputation rating tool and was one of Mozilla’s most popular add-ons. It is packaged in Debian as xul-ext-wot. == Background == WOT has been changed by upstream in 2015-04 to pass all complete URLs with an additional user or browser id to their company server. The company sells the data unfiltered and unanonimized to paying customers. == What to do? == Deinstall WOT now: $ sudo apt remove xul-ext-wot and restart Firefox/Iceweasel. Debian will replace the offending package soon with an empty dummy package. See https://bugs.debian.org/842939 == Links == https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/11/09/wot-pulls-browser-extension-after-privacy-failure/ https://www.kuketz-blog.de/wot-addon-wie-ein-browser-addon-seine-nutzer-ausspaeht/ (best article about the issue, in German) ---- CategorySystemSecurity |