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Discussion on: Why People Don't Like When Chrome Messes with URLs

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Chad Smith

I haven't looked too much into, but I guess what is meant by "hiding" the URL? Maybe it is mentioned and I missed it.

Like do they mean that even if I click in the URL bar to edit the URL that I don't even see the full url that way?

Or just that it'll only display maybe the top level domain, then you click in the URL bar it will then show the full path and query parameters?
I ask because the browser I use right now, Vivaldi, already hides the query strings from me until I click in the URL bar. I don't mind it. I like it actually. It's simple until I actually need it. I feel for most people this is totally fine. I wouldn't mind if they just showed like the top level domain too honestly if I was just browsing the site, until I clicked in the URL bar.

But I guess I don't see how they could do it any other way as people copy and paste URLs. If they don't show the entire thing ever I'm not sure how people could then copy and paste URLs.