Re: problem with links in an e-mail
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Gene
I did a bit of experimenting and I understand what is going on now. The actual link you see when you read the message isn't the link you actually go to when you click on it in the e-mail program. I copied the link as shown on the newsletter page to a story, which is the link to the actual page where the story came from. I then pasted it into a browser using UBlock Origin (spelling) and when I went to that ;page, I got no blocked message. I then copied the underlying link the e-mail message is using. to the clipboard and pasted it into the same browser and followed it. I got the same message you got. The browser I was using to open links I click on in my e-mail program doesn't have UBlock Origin installed but I tested the underlying link on one that does and I got the same message as you report.
the actual link as displayed on the page to the story I followed is: https://lifehacker.com/stop-using-safari-immediately-at-least-for-now-1848384461 That's the link you see. Its the same principle as someone
writing a link in words such as click here but in this case, the
actual link to the article is shown. The underlying link is: And its that underlying link that generates the blocking
message. Evidently, Tech Talk Tidbits places the articles it
links to on its own site. You don't go to the article on the
originating site, you go to it on their web site.
I just tried the underlying link in the Brave browser and I got the following message: This site may attempt to track you across other sites
While I trust the owner of Top Tech Tidbits not to track me, I'm
giving this result to provide information. I had considered
whether I should present it but I want people to be informed and I
didn't want to withhold information.
Gene
On 1/21/2022 3:17 PM, Vicki W wrote:
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