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• I still see service-specific short URLs, e.g. goo.gl, nyti.ms, etc. Because these can only be created by the service in question, they don't introduce securit
by kick 7y ago
• I still see service-specific short URLs, e.g. goo.gl, nyti.ms, etc. Because these can only be created by the service in question, they don't introduce security/privacy concerns.
This isn't necessarily true; I've seen companies that offer to do the 'custom shortlink' thing for various companies. It's safe to assume that there are privacy concerns with at least some of them.
- tyingq 7y agoBitly runs nyti.ms, so yes, you aren't trusting just the NYT.