Best URL shortener for each platform?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
April 18, 2026
PaleCrow55:
> Is this something that needs to be per platform? URL shorteners typically get used though a browser and run on a remote server.
Relying on remote server opens up more possibility for tracking and makes me dependent on some server beeing online.
Carbonated-croutons:
> They must be looking for an app, but generally speaking apps are less secure than simply using a website soooo
How are apps less secure?
If I download an app, I can be assured that the same code is running every time I start it, not like with websites that could always change how their backend behaves without telling me
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