Vexz@kbin.social to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoYouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accountsnitter.netexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down14
arrow-up1401arrow-down1external-linkYouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accountsnitter.netVexz@kbin.social to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squaretallinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 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/
minus-squareNate@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoHeads 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
minus-squareTheSun@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThis is built-in to firefox rightclick menu when copying the URL, no extension needed. Less extensions means less fingerprint
minus-squaretallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThat’ll address the case where one is copy-pasting an URL, but not where following existing links.
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/
Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk/
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
This is built-in to firefox rightclick menu when copying the URL, no extension needed. Less extensions means less fingerprint
That’ll address the case where one is copy-pasting an URL, but not where following existing links.