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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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  • @tal@lemmy.today
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    19•2 years ago

    This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browsing through the Internet.

    Firefox:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/

    Chrome:

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk/

    • Nate
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      8•2 years ago

      Heads up, I had to remove this extension on my browser because some websites would get stuck in a redirect loop because it’d remove the tracking stuff it’d use in a redirect chain. Took me months to figure out what was causing it

    • @TheSun@slrpnk.net
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      This is built-in to firefox rightclick menu when copying the URL, no extension needed. Less extensions means less fingerprint

      • @tal@lemmy.today
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        That’ll address the case where one is copy-pasting an URL, but not where following existing links.

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