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Deja Q

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Sat Jan-01-05 04:56 PM
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On every website that has the Red Cross 'click me' button,

Advertisements [?]

Look at the link before clicking on it.

Example of a link that gets pointed to when you click on the innocent icon:

http://www.redcross.org/metadata/IRF/Tsunami/04/Walmart.html

Um, why does the Red Cross need to know who clicks to their website from? After all, it's EASY to trace where visitors to your website comes from. This extra work means somebody is getting paid. Who. And why.

If it's not a plain site link, and is loaded like the wallyworld one, you know somebody's making a profit off of it. (or how can they not?)

By the way, I applaud APPLE for having a plain link.

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