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Google rewrites URLs to track clicks and improve search, which is mildly annoying but not quite nefarious. The links obviously works, but if you want it to loo
by matt4077 7y ago
Google rewrites URLs to track clicks and improve search, which is mildly annoying but not quite nefarious.
The links obviously works, but if you want it to look nicer, why not just click and get the URL from the browser? That might even be faster depending on device and keyboard/touchscreen/mouse setup and usage.
- NicoJuicy 7y agoIt is very annoying for pdf documents, where it is downloaded immediatly in your browser though. I just want the link :)
- jasomill 7y agoSometimes the target site has been rearranged, the link immediately redirects to an unhelpful generic page, and the Googlefuscated link doesn't work in the Wayback Machine. This is easy enough [for me] to work around with browser developer tools on the desktop, but a PITA on, e.g., iOS, where these are not readily available. Google could solve the problem without sacrificing telemetry by overriding the context menu for the link with an option to "show original link".