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Are "tinyurls" not to be trusted? - Carlos - 03-03-2014 10:34 PM
I kind of hate how you don't know what you'r gonna get when you click on something that says http://tinyurl/blahblah !!
Could they ever be dangerous ??
Thanks again guys for replying to my question =]
- Chuck - 03-03-2014 10:50 PM
Tinyurl is ze spy
Don't trust it
- Anuj K - 03-03-2014 11:00 PM
Tinyurl is just a service that condenses a link to be shorter. It's common for services like twitter, where maybe someone wants to post a link, but it's 50 characters by itself. That's where this service comes in. Although it shortens the link, it also doesn't show you what it is. Therefore, it's important to look at where the link is coming from, because it can take you to any site, including ones that have spyware, viruses, etc. I would only click on them when you trust the source. You could also use a service to see what the real link. This is such a service, which will tell you the real URL.
http://longurl.org/
- Winston - 03-03-2014 11:05 PM
They can be dangerous. If it's from your friends then 75% of the time it's safe (unless they're hacked). If by a spam, then definitely avoid it.
- ? - 03-03-2014 11:18 PM
I have used tinyurl. From my experience i can say that its not safe to use it. Spyware, virus.....a lot of bad things can happen.