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		marshray on April 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft OneDrive for Business modifies files as ... I'm interested if you have a cite for MITMing hyperlinks. The only thing I see sounds attributable to old fashioned cookies and ad networks.

varkson on April 22, 2014 [–]

I'm pretty sure this user is referencing the link checking bot news that came out mid last year. Basically, a Skype bot HEADs links placed in messages. It's hard to say why, maybe it checks for 404ed links.

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