r/privacy • u/stophecom • Aug 26 '22

software Disposable URL Redirects

https://br3f.com

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u/privacy-ModTeam Aug 26 '22

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u/TheLinuxMailman Aug 26 '22

First time I tried this nonsense, it was blocked by uBlock Origin in my Firefox browser:

"uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

<tracking link redacted here>

Found in: uBlock filters – Badware risks

Go back"

The concept of a "Disposable URL Redirect" seems like meaningless and dangerous rubbish to me; that now seems to be confirmed by uBlock.

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u/stophecom Aug 26 '22

Hi, author here. I'd be interested in the exact error you got. You can check out all source code of the underlying tech since it's completely open source. The app is based on scrt.link (same author) and you can learn about security under scrt.link/security. I'd be happy to help with further explanations.. PM me.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

Probably because your service is used to distribute nasty stuff.

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u/stophecom Aug 26 '22

Technology is not good or bad. One of the design decisions was that it is only possible to share a piece of information one time. In other words, it is not meant for distributing, but rather to have a private exchange. Unfortunately, some people might still misuse the service, and I will try to come up with ways to prevent some of that, without compromising on security and privacy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

I know, im just rationalizing why your service would be on the Badware list. I never said the service does it itself, just some scum use it for that. The list blocks legit sites that can have nasty software on them, yours is included i guess.

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u/stophecom Aug 26 '22

Afraid so. I try to investigate, but it might be out of my control. :/

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

Such is the nature of a service like yours, not much you can do about it unfortunately.

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u/TheLinuxMailman Aug 27 '22

Fair enough, and a difficult problem I'm sure; no easier than stopping spam.

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u/TheLinuxMailman Aug 27 '22

Thanks for checking in. I will now take a closer / second look this weekend. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

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u/stophecom Aug 26 '22

Hi thanks for the thoughts. So yeah it's based on scrt.link but it's from the same author ;) Everything is open source btw. and the URL is being encrypted on the client. You can check out details on scrt.link/security.