Web of Trust / Trust certificates

[Praefectusclassis]

Hi all,
Does anyone use Web of Trust, or do you check a website's trustworthiness before you register/spend your cash?

[Jona Lendering]

No. I never spend money on the internet.

[Praefectusclassis]

Well, mr.Fossil (not to mention the fact that I happen to know that your pants are on fire regarding that statement :wink: ), but do you ever sign up for newsletters, book a hotel - even without confirming, or sign up to a forum (hmmm....)? In other words: do you ever give private info on the web and do you then consider such certificates/ratings?

[Athena Areias]

I don't know "Web of Trust", but my McAfee firewall/virus protection, etc. rates sites as I search for things. I've learned not to override it's warnings. I like Paypal for it's extra layer of distance. My online credit card is used for only online goods and services - easy to spot problems that way.

[Praefectusclassis]

That's true, both McAfee and Symantec/Norton have plugins that show site warnings in search engines, and they can even prevent you from going to sites with viruses, etc.

[Justin of the New Yorkii]

Well, mr.Fossil

To be fair, you are wayyyy up on the cutting edge of things. Name any recent technological innovation and there's a pretty good chance Jasper Oorthuys is using it.

[Jona Lendering]

Well, mr.Fossil (not to mention the fact that I happen to know that your pants are on fire regarding that statement :wink: )

What do you mean? I don't even pay AW online. :roll:

but do you ever sign up for newsletters, book a hotel - even without confirming, or sign up to a forum (hmmm....)? In other words: do you ever give private info on the web and do you then consider such certificates/ratings?

You'll be surprised, but I've never booked a hotel online; always by telephone plus fax. This is the only forum, and there are two newsletters. For some purposes, I use a fake Facebook account; and the only private info is either on my website or the Linked-in. I don't think I'm extremely paranoid, but that really is all there is. Have I missed something?

[Praefectusclassis]

What do you mean? I don't even pay AW online. :roll:

But your ordered it nevertheless, and that has clear privacy implications.
As to the other things, I don't know. I was just asking in general. It's certainly possible that I'm a very early adapter, as Justin suggests.

[Jona Lendering]

What do you mean? I don't even pay AW online. :roll:

But your ordered it nevertheless, and that has clear privacy implications.

Aha, yes, that is true. I was thinking about paying. But you're right, I ordered AW online.

[Robert Vermaat]

Aha, yes, that is true. I was thinking about paying. But you're right, I ordered AW online.

And by that almost thoughtless act you are now caught in the fang of the Unnamed Dark Peril.... For a thousand millennia! (hollow laughter)

[Praefectusclassis]

UDP? I thought it was the JOPE (Jasper Oorthuys Publishing Empire)?