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I'm not surprised, this is exactly what everybody warned Google prior to deployment. Fiddling up with the server addresses in an unintended way opens-up new do
by realusername 3y ago
I'm not surprised, this is exactly what everybody warned Google prior to deployment.
Fiddling up with the server addresses in an unintended way opens-up new doors for scams.
- usrnm 3y agoI don't think anyone at Google is surprised either.
- detourdog 3y agoI also saw this as Google feeling threatened by users knowing the url and going directly to websites other than Google. Remove the URL and all browsing is on Google.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIt's because they're a web-based, thus fairly open platform. Facebook et al do far more things to keep you in because most use is app-based. Google isn't threatened by users. It's threatened by competitors.
- detourdog 3y agoThreatened by their users knowing what they are doing. Never had a FB account.