Security News > 2020 > November > Trend Micro Releases Free Tool to Tackle Misinformation
Cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro this week announced the release of a free tool designed to help users boost their privacy online and fight misinformation.
Dubbed Trend Micro Check, the new tool seeks to help users stay protected from privacy violations, false claims, and disinformation.
The launch of this tool, Trend Micro says, was prompted by the avalanche of misinformation that is being published online.
The new tool includes a Security Check that leverages threat intelligence to verify whether a website or URL is fraudulent or infected, as well as a Privacy Check that makes use of Trend Micro's ID Security service to verify whether a user's email address has been put up for sale on the dark web.
Trend Micro has made the new tool available in the U.S. for Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Google Chrome.