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0 pointsandrewmutz5y ago0 comments

Specifically how does this change benefit Google?

The security problems that it addresses are very concrete and specific. I can clearly see how this change helps novice users.

How does this change benefit Google? It seems very hand-wavy.

Edit: downvotes, but no explanation of any specific benefit to Google from this change

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RhodesianHunter5y ago· 1 in thread

It's been explained elsewhere in the thread.

Link? I can't find anyone to actually explain how truncating the URL actually benefits Google's business. Comparisons to AOL are very hand-wavy.

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