I think they’ve dropped the tracking already. Still, where’s the money in that?
They also can’t release the database, not without prior consent of the link creators, or risking exposing some login credentials some very smart people might’ve put in there.
They could drop all the tracking though and only serve the public redirects. A much simpler product that would retain web links.
I think they’ve dropped the tracking already. Still, where’s the money in that?
They also can’t release the database, not without prior consent of the link creators, or risking exposing some login credentials some very smart people might’ve put in there.
Why does there have to be money in it when they’re sunsetting the service?
Google/Alphabet is a for-profit corporation, it makes no sense for them to do anything without some sort of profit.