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Re:Link shorteners hurt the user experience and destroy the Web by hellbreakslose on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @07:25AM (#7803874)
It is true at least for me. I never click on a shortened URL, whatever it might be...

I tend not to trust it.

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Re:Link shorteners hurt the user experience and destroy the Web by Yardlink on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @07:43AM (#7803921)
Why do you need to trust a website before clicking the link? If your computer has some vulnerability to virus/hack just by visiting a website then you need to upgrade!
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Re:Link shorteners hurt the user experience and destroy the Web by zimpenfish on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @07:52AM (#7803957)
Upgrade to what? If you're vulnerable to a 0-day exploit, you're screwed. If you're vulnerable to a known exploit that the vendor hasn't patched yet, you're screwed. If the page delivers a virus the vendors can't block[1], you're screwed. etc.etc.etc.

[1] http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/antivirus-is-dead-long-li...

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