"Recent" is defined within the last year. If the Wayback Machine adopted this logic, it would be useless.
The security concerns were largely addressed by not accepting new links. This was a cost cutting measure, plain and simple. I think we all agree that a goo.gl shortener was a terrible idea to begin with, and my blog post even shows evidence that folks knew this was a bad idea at launch.
"Recent" is defined within the last year. If the Wayback Machine adopted this logic, it would be useless.
The security concerns were largely addressed by not accepting new links. This was a cost cutting measure, plain and simple. I think we all agree that a goo.gl shortener was a terrible idea to begin with, and my blog post even shows evidence that folks knew this was a bad idea at launch.