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Originally Posted by Deko
Hammy, the phishing protection offered by webwise is to prevent you clicking on phishing websites. It will not prevent you getting phishing emails
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But it will prevent you from visiting phishing sites. No-one ever lost money by receiving a phishing email. They lose from responding to it.
So Yes, Webwise is a very useful tool and should be welcomed with open arms by the masses who are not that tech-savvy.
I get several quite plausible phishing emails in my Hotmail every day. The Hotmail that I use for registering on sites such as this one. They usually fall into the Junk file, but occasionally one gets through. Of course I'm not daft enough to fall for them, but many are - they generate huge revenues for the Nigerian economy. So there is a real need for Webwise, and the tinkering with privacy is a small price to pay for such a wonderful service.