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    go.redirectingat.com

    Just noticed this when clicking on a link from Hexus, it goes to the above URL and then goes to the site in the link. Oddly enough, when you hover over the link it gives the correct address you are trying to go to. A bit sneaky maybe?

    I understand Hexus needs to make money, but does this company do anything with my details? Does it track anything from my PC?

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    Re: go.redirectingat.com

    Actually, just checked something, right clicking the link and copying it (for example, the first link in my Moar Wireless! thread) shows the link is actually this:

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    http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=372X102514&site=forums.hexus.net&xcust=skimab_forum_hexus3&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoftstore.com%2Fstore%2Fmsuk%2Fen_GB%2Fpdp%2FXbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Black%2FproductID.255172700&xguid=46b47b0be5c5d13b7cbcdb3c28599b97&xuuid=6edb8662a89bf992571ee78d248d824a&xsessid=b344ee61b510cef393dff2f56bb03296&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.hexus.net%2Fpc-hardware-components%2F338671-moar-wireless.html&pref=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.hexus.net%2Fsubscription.php&xtz=-60&abp=1
    I am actually more concerned right now that Chrome is showing the link as http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.255172700 and not the above. I would love to know how it gets around this?

    (The latter concern is about browser security, nothing to do with Hexus)

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    Re: go.redirectingat.com

    Quote Originally Posted by Allen View Post
    Actually, just checked something, right clicking the link and copying it (for example, the first link in my Moar Wireless! thread) shows the link is actually this:

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    http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=372X102514&site=forums.hexus.net&xcust=skimab_forum_hexus3&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoftstore.com%2Fstore%2Fmsuk%2Fen_GB%2Fpdp%2FXbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Black%2FproductID.255172700&xguid=46b47b0be5c5d13b7cbcdb3c28599b97&xuuid=6edb8662a89bf992571ee78d248d824a&xsessid=b344ee61b510cef393dff2f56bb03296&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.hexus.net%2Fpc-hardware-components%2F338671-moar-wireless.html&pref=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.hexus.net%2Fsubscription.php&xtz=-60&abp=1
    I am actually more concerned right now that Chrome is showing the link as http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.255172700 and not the above. I would love to know how it gets around this?

    (The latter concern is about browser security, nothing to do with Hexus)
    The second part is because it uses JS to override the default action with an 'onclick' that sends you off to the skim link.
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    <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Outgoing', 'www.microsoftstore.com', '/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Black/productID.255172700']);" href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Black/productID.255172700" target="_blank">http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.255172700</a>
    Its something offered by a company called skimlinks (well legit name) that does analytics etc.

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    Re: go.redirectingat.com

    It makes links you've made to say Amazon affiliate links. Doesn't do anything more

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    Re: go.redirectingat.com

    Quote Originally Posted by DR View Post
    It makes links you've made to say Amazon affiliate links. Doesn't do anything more
    Whilst that may be all that you use it for. It certainly isn't all that they do, from their privacy policy:
    What information does Skimlinks collect about Users through its technology and how does it use this information?

    We do not intentionally capture any personally identifiable data like a User’s name, email address, contact details, age, gender, or anything else about a User personally. However, if a User utilises a Publisher Toolbar, we may inadvertently capture the personally identifiable information described above if it is displayed on a website a User is visiting with insufficient security safeguards. However, although this information is processed, we do not use it for any purpose, nor do we pass it on to third parties, and it is automatically discarded immediately after page load.

    We do store Users’ IP addresses, from which we can determine a User’s vicinity. We need this information to ensure the links we create are to Merchants in a User’s country. We do not use this information to identify any individuals.

    We also store information about the device Users use to access the internet, such as the browser type, browser version, and device used to access sites within our Publisher network. This helps us ensure we can diagnose and fix browser compatibility issues more swiftly, and optimise our service to suit the preferred browsing environments.

    We aim to provide Users with relevant and useful links to products in which they are likely to be interested, and to Merchants from whom they are likely to want to buy. To achieve this, we collect anonymous information, using cookies, about the websites within our Publisher network that Users visit, which of our links Users click on, and whether Users make a purchase (although we do not always know this). Further information regarding the cookies we utilise to collect this information is contained here.

    As part of the information available in standard web serving logs, we also store information about the referrer, i.e. the website page from which the User linked to the Publisher Site. However, at no time do we know who a User is, nor do we make any attempt to try and identify a User. We don’t combine any information we store with outside sources to find out anything personal or identifiable about a User. All we know is that these actions were done by an anonymous individual, and we use this to try and serve this anonymous individual relevant useful product links as he or she browses that site and other sites within our Publisher network.

    If Users browse on any secure, private or password-protected sites, we do not know about, collect or store content from them. We only know about the content (i.e. words and links) on websites that Users visit that are publicly accessible. We determine whether any product or Merchant references are made in this content, so we can serve an appropriate shopping link for that product within or alongside the content.
    I don't really have a problem with analytics in advertising, but I know a lot of people do. The hidden JS is particularly dodgy imho, and is one of the reasons why I primarily browse with it off.

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