Safer Searching...... can Scandoo do it for you

by editor@text4price.com @ 24 May 2006 - 12:40:54

At Text4price we take your security, safety and privacy very seriously so we are always on the look out to bring you details of any new developments which can help us do this.

ScanSafe's Scandoo, is a new service that categorizes your personal Web search results and tells you if the site you are about to click through to is exactly what it should be or not.

Scandoo does this by categorising the link and then adds a special icon next to the link result so you can tell at a glance whether it leads to an above board site, suspect site, or one that you need to stay away from.

The service is Free to use, simply visit Scandoo's website and enter a search term, then choose a search engine to perform your search on.

When you see a Green icon it means that the Scandoo considers the site OK.

When its yellow it means that Scandoo hasn't classified it yet.

Beware of Red as it means that the site either matches a bad Web genre category such as Sex, Drugs, Weapons, etc. You can configure which security preferences you want if you wish.

A bug icon means that adware, spy ware, or some other sort of malware has been previously found on this link.

Hovering over the icon will give you a little more information as to why the link deserves the Scandoo result. Scandoo currently works with Google, MSN Search and with Yahoo! and Ask in development to follow soon as will an IE toolbar and Firefox plug-in.

Unlike a similar service from SiteAdvisor Scandoo offers a step forward in functionality, for example Your search results are scanned in real-time which means you don't need to worry about the results being compared with outdated research. However sometimes we did feel that classification was perhaps a little to basic and this could be improved.

ScanSafe's is one of the leaders in web filtering technologies, so you can be sure that the scans are based on the latest information available and there's also no discernible delay in searches. Which goes to show the level of confidence that the link you click will lead to a site that's safe to visit.

As you already know at Text4price we aim to be innovators in bringing our customers all the benefits of the internet world to your mobile phone.

so In the future if Scansafe brings out a mobile version you will be the first to know.

However in the meantime check it out online at : http://www.scandoo.com . Safe searching!

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