{"id":6668,"date":"2018-01-19T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=6668"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:06","slug":"short-url","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/19\/short-url\/","title":{"rendered":"Short URL? Proceed with caution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6671\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-e1515773960704.png\" alt=\"screenshot of short url\" width=\"600\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shortened URLs, such as those from bit.ly and goo.gl, make it easy to type in a web address quickly but hard to tell where your web browser will actually take you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Before clicking<\/strong> a shortened URL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecomputing.umich.edu\/tips\/shortened-url-security-tips#reveal\">check for the full URL<\/a>. Most URL shorteners\u2014including those used at U-M\u2014include a preview feature. In addition, there are several URL checkers available on the web.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Before creating or sharing<\/strong> a shortened URL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecomputing.umich.edu\/tips\/shortened-url-security-tips#alternatives\">consider alternatives<\/a>. If you must use one, make clear where it goes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be aware<\/strong> that criminals use shortened URLs to direct people to phishing sites and initiate malware downloads. If you are suspicious of a shortened URL, don&#8217;t click it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortened URLs, such as those from bit.ly and goo.gl, make it easy to type in a web address quickly but hard to tell where your web browser will actually take you. Before clicking a shortened URL, check for the full URL. Most URL shorteners\u2014including those used at U-M\u2014include a preview feature. In addition, there are several URL checkers\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/19\/short-url\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":6673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23,420],"class_list":["post-6668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-security","tag-url"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420-125x88.png",125,88,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420-286x200.png",286,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420-600x300.png",600,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",600,420,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shortURL-600x420.png",357,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Janet Eaton, ITS Information Assurance","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/jmfeaton\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Shortened URLs, such as those from bit.ly and goo.gl, make it easy to type in a web address quickly but hard to tell where your web browser will actually take you. Before clicking a shortened URL, check for the full URL. Most URL shorteners\u2014including those used at U-M\u2014include a preview feature. 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