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RKP5637

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2. This is effecting all of Google News, and just Google News, indicating all major
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:08 PM
Nov 2017

Last edited Sat Nov 11, 2017, 03:50 PM - Edit history (1)

news sources require redirects. It is an intermittent problem. Google is going through a major redesign on how all of this is handled. I'll see if I can find the link, but no promises as it was sent to me sometime ago. Just found it, here's the link on the Google redirect problem. I have a feeling this will be worked out as the releases roll out. When this is settled, I doubt this extension is needed.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/8/16617794/chrome-redirect-blocking-announced-google

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/google-updates-chrome-to-prevent-unwanted-content-redirects/d/d-id/1330388?_mc=rss_x_drr_edt_aud_dr_x_x-rss-simple

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanwhitwam/2017/11/08/google-is-finally-killing-annoying-redirect-ads-in-chrome/#a8e8e4d16506

Here is another indirectly related area wherein there are problems.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3236027/cloud-computing/google-can-read-your-corporate-data-are-you-ok-with-that.html?idg_eid=b959ac7c152e042b9cad78f7c2cf7a7c&email_SHA1_lc=60ac1b338bbda6986b6cc1ea39c4a30877a3952b&cid=ifw_nlt_infoworld_daily_2017-11-06&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=InfoWorld%20Daily:%20Morning%20Edition%202017-11-06&utm_term=infoworld_daily

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