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AVG has added a feature to its LinkScanner Web security product that scans shortened URLs, which can often blindly lead users into a malicious software attack. LinkScanner, which AVG launched as a ...
When I first saw a shortened URL I was naturally suspicious. Working seven years for a security startup will do that to you. Though it hasn’t become a major security threat, yet, I think that ...
When you use LinkedIn, a professional social networking website, to post updates to your Home or Profile pages, LinkedIn automatically shortens any URL addresses that contain more than 26 characters.