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agumonkey
513 days ago
pardon the side question, what is this trend of rewriting http in hxxp ? a reflex from platforms that don't allow sharing urls ?
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batch12
513 days ago
I do this to defang the url to prevent unintentional clicks or automatic previewing when working and reporting on security events. Sometimes the habit bleeds over.
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agumonkey
513 days ago
ha, makes total sense :)
I might get into this habit too (and it's somehow funny how ~ergonomics can backfire)
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