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minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up127·3 months agoYeh, I can’t believe an emergency service (which I would consider a government agency) is using a URL shortener. No wonder scammers also use URL shorteners. People get desensitized to what they are doing, masking the actual URL
minus-squarecsm10495@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·3 months agoI would think they could have a legit .gov url shortener. They’re not much code and easy enough to run at scale. I’d vote for u.gov.
minus-squaretourist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agohow much security clearance would I need for a u.gov rickroll
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoNone if you have enough bourbon to bribe a military officer. Hint: The amount decreases the higher rank they are.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agothey gotta recoup them tax dollars
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-23 months agoThey really don’t. Just don’t spend them on cocaine. unless they are sharing… I guess.
Using an url shortener smells like phishing
Yeh, I can’t believe an emergency service (which I would consider a government agency) is using a URL shortener.
No wonder scammers also use URL shorteners. People get desensitized to what they are doing, masking the actual URL
I would think they could have a legit .gov url shortener. They’re not much code and easy enough to run at scale.
I’d vote for u.gov.
how much security clearance would I need for a u.gov rickroll
None if you have enough bourbon to bribe a military officer. Hint: The amount decreases the higher rank they are.
oi.guv
they gotta recoup them tax dollars
They really don’t. Just don’t spend them on cocaine.
unless they are sharing… I guess.