# What is this Viglink?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-viglink/696105
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**Created:** [August 21, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-viglink/696105 "2014-08-21T16:59:02Z")
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### Author: ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-viglink/696105/20 "2014-08-23T18:50:22Z")

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Also, for anyone having the link mangling issue I mentioned, apparently you can disable Viglink on a given machine/device at the following link: [Privacy Center - Sovrn, Inc.](http://www.viglink.com/opt-out)

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