Google tracks link clicks in Hangouts

1 points by colanderman 8y ago ↗ HN

Open a Hangouts chat from the GMail web client. Send a URL to someone (or receive one). Right-click → Inspect Element; the actual link will be a redirect through google.com.

I can't be the only one who thinks Google is severely violating user trust by tracking clicks in supposedly private conversations. (I know Facebook does this too, but I don't think anyone would be surprised at Facebook's behavior.)

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anon011 8y ago ↗

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