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		fingerlocks on July 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard o... That’s how deeplinking works.

gpderetta on July 5, 2020 [–]

I'm not an expert, but i understand that redirecting to the app store is an explicit decision on part of the developer (and in Fact it only happens randomly), and a very anti-user one.

The security excuse is used as a way to increase conversion.

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