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Show HN: Unshorten.link – Automatically intercept and expand shortened links

4 pointsby jmbmxerover 10 years ago

3 comments

jmbmxerover 10 years ago
This is a weekend project because I am in the security industry and got sick of being terrified of every shortened link I come across. The Chrome extension will automatically intercept any request to a shortened link and attempt to expand it for further inspection. I also included a link to Google's Safebrowsing service to dig deeper. I'm not very UX savvy so be easy on me.
lutuspover 10 years ago
Quote: &quot;Where&#x27;s that shortend [sic] link sending you?&quot;<p>Where&#x27;s that <i>what</i>? Why do you expect people to trust your code when they can&#x27;t trust your prose? Prose is way easier than code, but apparently not easy enough.<p>Also, on the topic of prose, why not call it &quot;resolve link&quot;? That&#x27;s easier to say and more descriptive of the app&#x27;s purpose.
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fiatjafover 10 years ago
This is a useful service.