Google docs infects html exports with google tracking redirects. - eviltoast
Joe :fedora: :debian: :ferris: (@Joe_0237@fosstodon.org)
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Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.

@Joe_0237@fosstodon.org wrote:

Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.

  • @FeelzGoodMan420English
    9•9 months ago

    Thanks. Got it. Could a pihole potentially block this?

    Edit: nvm then you just simply couldn’t open the links.

    • @shrugal@lemm.ee
      10•9 months ago

      Afaik there are browser extensions that find and replace these kinds of tracking links with the original ones.

      • @FeelzGoodMan420English
        9•9 months ago

        Oh, right. Like clearURL and certain ublock origin lists?

    • @Sotuanduso@lemm.ee
      English
      6•9 months ago

      It’s probably easy enough to write a script that will go through the generated HTML and just scrub out the Google.