What does the security lock symbol mean?
The security lock indicates that the page you are currently
viewing has a security certificate. That means that a certificate authority has
pronounced the site safe.
In most cases you should submit personal and confidential information only if a
valid security lock symbol is present in the CallingID toolbar and CallingID
has labeled the site VERIFIED.
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Valid Security Lock Symbol - the web page
has a valid certificate. If the site is also marked VERIFIED, the overall
security level of the site enables sending private information.
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What is the CallingID Menu button for?
When you press the CallingID Menu button you get a menu with
the following items:
What does 'Site information' mean?
The information you get in the middle of the CallingID toolbar
consists of the following:
You can also click the Site Information with your right mouse button and choose
'Show Map' to see a map of the Site Owner's address.
What is the "Report" button for?
The Report button allows you to view and contribute to
CallingID's site database.
Clicking on the report button will present 3 options:
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Report this site as scam (high risk)...
This option opens a dialog that allows you to inform CallingID of dangerous
sites (Scams, Phishing, Pharming, etc.).
Use the comment field to add relevant information about the site so our staff
will be able to identify the issues you've noticed. Please provide your email
address, so we can contact you once the issue has been resolved.
Each report is manually handled and if found correct it is updated so that you
and others visiting the site you reported receive the correct CallingID data.
Note: Many sites are considered high risk because the site owner's identity is
hidden. In order to change their status, CallingID needs the name of the owner
of the site, its location (city, state [when relevant] and country) and any
form of proof that the owner exists in the claimed location and that he owns
the site.
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Report this site as Verified...
This option opens a dialog that allows you to inform CallingID of safe or
trustworthy sites that you feel have been mislabeled.
Use the comment field to add relevant information about the site so our staff
will be able to identify the issues you've noticed. Please provide your email
address, so we can contact you once the issue has been resolved.
Each report is manually handled and if found correct it is updated so that you
and others visiting the site you reported receive the correct CallingID data.
Note: Many sites are considered high risk because the site owner's identity is
hidden. In order to change their status, CallingID needs the name of the owner
of the site, its location (city, state [when relevant] and country) and any
form of proof that the owner exists in the claimed location and that he owns
the site.
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See site reports
Choosing this option lets you view CallingID's Site Information page in a new
window/tab in your browser.
The page contains information about the site owner and information that
CallingID's reviewers have submitted, their comments and opinions about the
site.
If you would like, you may become a reviewer yourself and submit your reviews
about sites.
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Add your report about this site
This option opens a short questionnaire in a new window/tab of your browser
that enables you to comment and rate the site.
The questionnaire includes questions on the site's trustworthiness, dangers,
quality etc.
To add a report you must sign up as CallingID reviewer and then you can log in
to the CallingID reviewers system.
Logging in is necessary to make sure that the information we receive is genuine
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Can I see a map of the Site Owner's location?
Yes, you can.
'Right Click' the Site Information bar and choose 'Show Map'. A new browser
window (or tab) will open showing you a map of the Site Owner's Address.
How can I change the size of the CallingID
toolbar?
The CallingID toolbar has two default sizes:
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Long Toolbar - In this configuration the
CallingID toolbar shows all the information about the sites you visit in a
toolbar under your address bar and as wide as your screen.
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Short Toolbar - In this configuration the
CallingID appears after your address bar (in Firefox, after your menu bar) in
the same row. The toolbar displays as much information as it can in that space.
That means that you may not see all of the address information when you have
toolbar in short mode. To see all the information simply put your mouse over
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Custom Sizes
- In Internet Explorer you may change the size of the toolbar by clicking and
dragging the dotted line to the left of the CallingID toolbar.
If you can not see the dotted line to the left of
your toolbars, your toolbars are locked. To unlock your toolbars, simply click
the View Menu and select Toolbars, then remove the check mark from the 'Lock
the Toolbars' line in the menu. Now you can resize your toolbar as explained
above.
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Show/Hide the risk assessment indicator -
if you'd like, you can hide the risk assessment indicator from the toolbar to
make it shorter.
To do this simply click the CallingID Menu button, choose View and click Hide
Verified/Risk Indicator. To get it back, repeat the process.
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