Comment Comment by kazinator URL shortening is nothing new. (Oh, this uses Unicode characters, pardon me.)More importantly, shortened URL's are harmful.They are brokered through an intermediate site which could disappear or otherwise exhibit amnesia.They can also be used to cloak links to harmful sites.If criminals buy the domain, they can re-write the database of shortened links to go elsewhere, like to their harmful sites. parent kazinator 11 years ago
More importantly, shortened URL's are harmful.
They are brokered through an intermediate site which could disappear or otherwise exhibit amnesia.
They can also be used to cloak links to harmful sites.
If criminals buy the domain, they can re-write the database of shortened links to go elsewhere, like to their harmful sites.