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Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.
@Joe_0237 Confirmed. I made a simple doc, exported to HTML, and the link was prepended with "https://www.google.com/url?q="
I hate their redirects not so much for privacy reasons, but because they frequently hang (get stuck in the redirect) for me. And because I have limited bandwidth in the boonies.
@fratermus check the end of the link as well, there is a lot more added
@Joe_0237@fosstodon.org@fratermus here is the <a> tag: <a class="c4" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wikimedia.org/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1696003997212491&usg=AOvVaw2DXjy5IJ_7_vcyg0A9P8vC">https://www.wikimedia.org/</a>
the destination is https://www.wikimedia.org/
the infected href (tracking redirect) is: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wikimedia.org/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1696003997212491&usg=AOvVaw2DXjy5IJ_7_vcyg0A9P8vC