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Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 09:59:56 JST Kevin Russell
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fedhow do I block freindica? Freindica allows markup to hide urls, one of the most basic of online safty layers.
Not just an instance, but the branch freindica

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  FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 09:59:55 JST FediTips has moved!
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  Umm... I'm not sure there is a way to block an entire type of server software.
  By the way, do you mean there's a link behind a piece of text? The URL would still be visible if you hover though?
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 10:04:18 JST Kevin Russell
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  @feditips no hover on devices, as yes, its text, blue as a link, author says yes he can do it
  
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  That's a very common link type on the internet though? Pretty much all links are like that.
  You should be able to long-press on a link to see more details if you're on a touchscreen.
  
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 02:48:56 JST Kevin Russell
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  I will be warning that Mastodon and friendica are ruining our safety.
  On top of "what harm could the assholes who put trump in office with Cambridge Analytica do" on Meta, and #Mastodon starts looking like another step on the way to a real social media system.
  And Not the destination.
  
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 04:53:51 JST Kevin Russell
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  This is full out, flat out, nonsense.
  "Phishing Attacks: The #1 Reason We Say “Don’t Click Links” "
  2018 marked the first year since phishing statistics were recorded that compromised accounts had a higher occurrence rate than malware infections. Malware infections generally occur when you download a file or click a link that’s infected. They can also come from a vulnerability in your network that isn’t related to a specific email message.
  https://www.safetynet-inc.com/resources/blog/phishing-attacks-do-not-click-links/
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    Phishing happens. The easiest way to protect yourself from falling victim to a phishing attack is to avoid clicking links. Just don't do it.
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  I'm sorry, I would love to help but I don't understand what the problem is?
  Surely all websites and web links are using this same format?
  
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 07:24:24 JST Kevin Russell
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  Phishing can be looked up, security professionals could be contacted, research is certainly needed. Automatically exposing any hidden urls in the text of the post, is a helpful protocol.
  Doesnt wordpress do that in comments?
  
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  I might be missing something?
  Can you explain the difference for me between these links and the ordinary links you see on most websites?
  
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 08:14:03 JST Kevin Russell
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  https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories/malware-phishing-and-ransomware
  https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/what-phishing-looks-2021
  https://www.ivanti.com/blog/9-types-of-phishing-and-ransomware-attacks-and-how-to-identify-them
  https://www2.deloitte.com/lu/en/pages/risk/articles/phishing-ransomware-how-to-prevent-threats.html
  https://easydmarc.com/blog/ransomware-vs-malware-vs-phishing/
  https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/ransomware-and-phishing-and-malware-oh-my-combatting-2021s-scariest-security
  If I am on Time magazines website, and it has a link, under a word in the article, it carries the trust of the site. Time magazine wouldnt itself, and third parties couldnt hide malware under its hidden url. But if 13,000,000 people are hiding links from 10,000 servers we dont know....
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 08:52:08 JST Kevin Russell
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  We work on it, accept we have to work on adding layers of protection, or Mastodon becomes a top and prefered delivery path for viruses and ransomeware.
  
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  I understand that, but there are already ways to see what a link's true URL is by hovering or long-pressing?
  
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  Kevin Russell (kevinrns@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 09:07:13 JST Kevin Russell
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  Just like emails, the top and preferred method of ransomeware
  
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  Hey @hypolite can you help us resolve this discussion? Does Friendica's formatting hide URLs in a deceptive manner?
  
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  It does not strip the html that hides urls, it (Mastodon) does not reveal the url in plain text automatically.
  
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  andy (andy@friendica.hubup.pro)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 17:52:17 JST andy
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  @kevinrns @feditips It's a valid concern. However, any form of link display control ought to be a matter for the reader/ recipient software.
  
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