Web Of Trust caught collecting Personal User Data

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Browser add-on Web Of Trust have been caught collecting personally identifiable user data. Although their Privacy Policy suggests they collect information about the sites you visit, they are also collecting: Mail address, Travel plans, Illnesses, Sexual preference, Drug consumption, Confidential company information, and Ongoing police investigations.

Sources:
http://www.pcmag.com/news/349328/web-of-trust-browser-extension-cannot-be-trusted
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/wot-addon-wie-ein-browser-addon-seine-nutzer-ausspaeht/
http://www.golem.de/news/browser-addons-browserverlaeufe-von-millionen-deutschen-nutzern-verkauft-1611-124171.html


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