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Vexz to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts

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YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts

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Vexz to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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  • @Pantherina@feddit.de
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    Of course it does. Firefoxes new ClearURL copy feature is great

    • @papertowels@lemmy.one
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      This was the final thing that convinced me to give Firefox another go, thank you.

      • /home/pineapplelover
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        One of us! One of us! Firefox is fucking amazing, just set up all the recommended extensions like ublock origin and privacy badger.

        • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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          1•2 years ago

          uBlock Origin is now recommended by Firefox itself!? Or did you mean the community?

          • /home/pineapplelover
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            Mostly all extensions recommended by the community. However there is a recommended section on mozilla addons as well

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