Ben Schmidt, a student at the University of Tulsa, created a program called d0z.me, which he dubbed "The Evil URL Shortener." On his blog, spareclockcycles.org, Schmidt explains that the evil ...

The long-running clock on Google's URL shortener goo.gl finally has a death date: Aug. 25, 2025. That's when links that were shortened using the defunct service will no longer be accessible, according ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Google products will soon also be available at g.co URLs. The search ...

Google has given the Google URL Shortener service its own website over at goo.gl. The search giant says it launched the site because users were asking for a direct way to use the service. Google wants ...

To raise awareness of the extensive cybersecurity dangers posed by shortened URLs, a college student studying computer science has created his own URL shortening service that doubles as a weapon for ...