Fuck you LJ you slimy fucks.
So LJ is whoring you out to some e-commerce/ad/tracking bullshit.
http://caffeinepuppy.livejournal.com/214632.html?format=light
LiveJournal has started snooping on outbound clicks, sliently redirecting outbound links through "outboundlink.net." This is enabled even for paid users, and the opt-out is so hidden/out of the way that what they're doing is simply unconscionable.
Here's an example link: http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Cryptography-Protocols-Algorithms-Source/dp/0471117099/
Javascript is used to make the url in the status bar appear normal when you hover over it, until you actually click on the link. To see that it is actually being redirected for tracking, right-click on the link and copy the url, then paste it into something like notepad.
This also gives me grief from time to time when the browser takes its sweet assed time selling my outbound link history to Uzbekistan or some shit - this concerns me far more than the actual privacy of what I click through.
Luckily, we have a fix for you!
From what I can tell, this is journal specific, so can someone do it for MM as well.
In closing, more information about it - http://shatterstripes.livejournal.com/1065670.html
Actually.
No.
This is in closing.
LIVEJOURNAL IS PUTTING YOUR CHILDREN AT RISK, HURRY UP AND THINK OF THEM - APPLY THIS FIX NOW. IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE A TERRIBLE PARENT.
http://caffeinepuppy.livejournal.com/214632.html?format=light
LiveJournal has started snooping on outbound clicks, sliently redirecting outbound links through "outboundlink.net." This is enabled even for paid users, and the opt-out is so hidden/out of the way that what they're doing is simply unconscionable.
Here's an example link: http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Cryptography-Protocols-Algorithms-Source/dp/0471117099/
Javascript is used to make the url in the status bar appear normal when you hover over it, until you actually click on the link. To see that it is actually being redirected for tracking, right-click on the link and copy the url, then paste it into something like notepad.
This also gives me grief from time to time when the browser takes its sweet assed time selling my outbound link history to Uzbekistan or some shit - this concerns me far more than the actual privacy of what I click through.
Luckily, we have a fix for you!
- Open the Admin Console at http://www.livejournal.com/admin/console/
- Execute the following command: set opt_exclude_stats 1
From what I can tell, this is journal specific, so can someone do it for MM as well.
In closing, more information about it - http://shatterstripes.livejournal.com/1065670.html
Actually.
No.
This is in closing.
LIVEJOURNAL IS PUTTING YOUR CHILDREN AT RISK, HURRY UP AND THINK OF THEM - APPLY THIS FIX NOW. IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE A TERRIBLE PARENT.