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Why I use Firefox (xn--ime-zza.eu)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (9 children)

This is one of the shadiest looking links I've ever seen. No way am I clicking that.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The actual url is https://šime.eu/3

It's called Punycode.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Exactly, in some contexts it is displayed like this to mitigate homograph attacks, where someone creates similar looking URLs for phishing purposes. Nothing shady about Punycode by itself, but it's good to be aware of homograph attacks. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) are cool :)

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