From 994565ca5b8a8db77fbc7d89963bf2c391d8f01b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kerkeslager Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:43:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Flesh out the README --- README.md | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f4eda38..e1b64f8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,14 @@ # bigly -Make links big again +## Make links big again! + +This is the opposite of bit.ly: instead of shortening URLs and hiding a bunch +of tracking data in them, this tool follows redirects to get the full-length +link, and *tries* to remove tracking parameters and cache results to shield +further requests to the same URL from being trackable. Redirects are followed +by our server, not your browser, so redirects collect our server's metadata +rather than your browser's metadata. This isn't a comprehensive protection +against all tracking, but I hope it can become one tool in a larger +anti-tracking suite. + +No API is provided at this time, but ultimately this will be most useful if +it has an API which allows it to be used in browser extensions. -- 2.20.1