Re:HTTPS on Your Landing Page Is Important
by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @07:59PM
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This may in fact be because Google lets advertisers set a totally different URL than the one that they actually direct you to, so that advertisers can implement various tracking schemes.
This is also exploited by malicious actors to occasionally buy out fake ads for amazon.com or bestbuy.com (or even, hilariously, youtube.com) which actually direct you to support scam websites claiming your computer is infected.
Google seems to have no desire to correct this by making their advertisements show you the actual URL are you going to be directed to.
Verify that any link you click on is not an ad. Always look for the first native result. The policies permitted around ads make them simply a security risk to click on.
This is also exploited by malicious actors to occasionally buy out fake ads for amazon.com or bestbuy.com (or even, hilariously, youtube.com) which actually direct you to support scam websites claiming your computer is infected.
Google seems to have no desire to correct this by making their advertisements show you the actual URL are you going to be directed to.
Verify that any link you click on is not an ad. Always look for the first native result. The policies permitted around ads make them simply a security risk to click on.