Tech Tip: Preview Shortened URLs and Avoid Security Threats

[Julio Franco]

Today's ubiquitous URL shorteners are great for keeping character count at a minimum or to make sharing easier, but as convenient as they are, they also introduce some issues. Here's a quick tutorial on how to avoid scams and security threats when using them.

Read the full article at:
https://www.techspot.com/guides/350-preview-shortened-urls/

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[Guest]

Any recommended Chrome extension for this task?

 

[Julio Franco]

Just updated the tip with Chrome and Opera extensions that do the magic. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[Guest]

How do IE users use the 'Long URL Please'? Dragging doesn't seem to work. Thanks in advance.

 

[posermobile89]

Guest said:
How do IE users use the 'Long URL Please'? Dragging doesn't seem to work. Thanks in advance.

I dont think you should be worried about whats on the other end of the link if you are using IE. Everything will destroy you...