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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
"Can a single click on an email link create a security issue, as long as you don't do anything else?"
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Yes
Clicking on a link says, “please go get that information and load it onto my computer.” If that information is actually a small program that does bad things then it could be an issue. Your browser and security tools try to help but if you insist then they will let you do what you want, even if that is bad.
The best approach is to only click links from legitimate sources and then only when absolutely necessary. My email tool is even set to not load images unless I specifically ask for them.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
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