If I place a link that says “Search”, and instead of starting a search on my site, I send you to Google.com, your browser will connect to Google’s server and th

If I place a link that says “Search”, and instead of starting a search on my site, I send you to Google.com, your browser will connect to Google’s server and thus telling them your IP address. Such a hyperlink that does not clearly warn users that clicking it will cause you to connect to someone else’s server would also have to be illegal according to this ruling.