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> passes through a third-party HTTP redirect service

The vendor might not be the only party to use an HTTP redirect service too! My email goes through a security screen by $EMPLOYER, which also rewrites links to get processed through their redirect service. Sure, it's for company-approved reasons, but it's still another party that has access to the login token.




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