How to see where a link REALLY points to in the status bar?
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Mar 15, 2026779 viewsConfidence Score0%
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It used to be that people would say: "Check the status bar before you click on a link, it might not be going where you think it is." I've noticed that that doesn't help you anymore... many times on Facebook and other sites, I've noticed that the status text actually doesn't show where a link goes -…
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From my experience it may be caused because when you click on a link (left-click) you fire javascript click event which redirects you somewhere else than link showed in statusbar. Edit: and there is rather little to avoid this. You would have to tur…
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