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dmiessler.com | grep understanding: Why Bit.ly is my Favorite URL Shorterner

  • Gillian · 1 year ago

    It's one of mine as well.
    Another to look into is adjix.com

  • alex · 1 year ago
    <p>decenturl.com is a simple but good one as well

  • shane · 12 months ago

    So, I get why you would want to use bit.ly and tinyurl for twitter, but isn't it a bit odd considering your knowledge of XSS?

  • Daniel Miessler · 12 months ago

    Shane, it all comes down to knowing the source and context of the link you're clicking. I only follow those kinds of links when they are within the context of a trusted environment, like from a friend on Twitter.


    I would never click on random links on a page, for example, and especially wouldn't if the destination was obfuscated through a shortening service.


    But it's a good question. I use context and source-trust to protect me.