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Sogo

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20. Thank you for posting this.

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 10:55 PM

Jun 2020

It is so annoying to have those giant links.

A related question: I use yahoo email, and if I'm signed in to it, and then share a yahoo link, when others click on that link, I'm pretty sure they can see my first name on a tab at the top and access my email account by clicking on another button next to my name. At least, when I've shared a yahoo link and go back and click on it, that's what I see; I'm assuming anyone else can see my name and access my email account, too. Any suggestions how to work around that? I'm paranoid to share a yahoo link in case I'm still signed in to my email account, and even if I'm not signed in right then, I wonder if it will function in this way on that link when I do later sign in....

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Posting links and possibly sharing personal info without realizing it [View all] Silent3 Jun 2020 OP

K & R PJMcK Jun 2020 #1

Kick dalton99a Jun 2020 #2

thanks for posting gristy Jun 2020 #3

K&R flying rabbit Jun 2020 #4

tried copy up to first ? and your suggestion did in fact work. nice to know nt msongs Jun 2020 #5

Thank you! I never knew! Squinch Jun 2020 #6

Thanks for posting this. K&R crickets Jun 2020 #7

Thanks for taking the time to do this. NoRoadUntravelled Jun 2020 #8

Thank you for that reminder! Cha Jun 2020 #9

Good to know! K&R! Different Drummer Jun 2020 #10

boy howdy. thank you. mopinko Jun 2020 #11

Bookmarked for safe keeping...thank you! stillcool Jun 2020 #12

Thanks malaise Jun 2020 #13

I was just thinking this exact thought, as I deleted 75% of that link... CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #14

Thank you for your service Generic Brad Jun 2020 #15

Ditto! n/t TheRickles Jun 2020 #17

Great info - thanks for posting this. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #16

Thank you Joinfortmill Jun 2020 #18

Thanks for the tip. Nitram Jun 2020 #19

Thank you for posting this. Sogo Jun 2020 #20

I don't know enough about Yahoo email specifically to be sure... Silent3 Jun 2020 #36

I am the only person who ises my computer, soldierant Jun 2020 #38

Thank You!!! zentrum Jun 2020 #21

Thank you. I did not know that, and I will make use of it in the future. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #22

Bookmark. Safe cut and paste. nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #23

Yeah you can't be too careful melman Jun 2020 #24

What's "creepy" about that since you delved into fishing into the personal information.... George II Jun 2020 #26

Nonsense melman Jun 2020 #29

Nonsense. If you're referring to an earlier post, no one asked for "personal info". George II Jun 2020 #31

They did melman Jun 2020 #33

Hmmm, interesting. Where did that "individual" "allegedly" grow up? George II Jun 2020 #34

Back so soon? melman Jun 2020 #35

That's an interesting question melman Jun 2020 #57

Are you calling"said individual" a liar? George II Jun 2020 #59

That's an interesting question melman Jun 2020 #60

Why don't you ask said individual? George II Jun 2020 #61

Ask them what? melman Jun 2020 #62

I feel like I'm in Central Park again: George II Jun 2020 #63

You don't have to worry about Central Park anymore melman Jun 2020 #64

What does Bernie Sanders have to do with Central Park? George II Jun 2020 #65

Thank you for that wisdom MsLeopard Jun 2020 #25

Wow! Very helpful information. Mrs. Overall Jun 2020 #27

Thanks. Since I've been threatened to be thrown in a wood chipper here, Hoyt Jun 2020 #28

Thank you GeoWilliam750 Jun 2020 #30

Meaningful tech info, easy to understand, and practical PufPuf23 Jun 2020 #32

This is exactly what I do, soldierant Jun 2020 #37

Thanks!!! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2020 #39

aaand mopinko Jun 2020 #40

Falsebook and Twit are Putin's platforms. Talk about creepy - way too dangerous for me. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #42

well, i aint skeered o nuthin, so.... mopinko Jun 2020 #46

Yup I've been posting about this from time to time, never thought to make an OP. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #41

Kick that tracking shit to the curb. Tommymac Jun 2020 #43

Thanks for the heads up! Nt raccoon Jun 2020 #44

Thank you. cp Jun 2020 #45

Great info Mad Lib Jun 2020 #47

Thanks! I didn't know that. dumbcat Jun 2020 #48

Thanks for the info.nt CatLady78 Jun 2020 #49

Good to know. I always wondered why some links went on and on. marble falls Jun 2020 #50

Thank you! pandr32 Jun 2020 #51

k&r -- tired of all those ?fbclidcrap links Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #52

Kick. Rec. Bookmark. Thanks! Hekate Jun 2020 #53

good advice - thanks for pointing this out samsingh Jun 2020 #54

Thanks especially because so many links have "..." abbreviating them and I'd never looked at that.nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #55

Thank you for bobnicewander Jun 2020 #56

Thanks for info burrowowl Jun 2020 #58

Agree. Especially if the link is from an email or a result of a search question everything Jun 2020 #66

Youtube video links Silent3 Jun 2020 #67