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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

Facebook introduces another way to track you - Link History

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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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Facebook introduces another way to track you - Link History | Malwarebytes
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Facebook has announced it will roll out a new option called Link History to mobile users around the world. What does that mean?
  • PenguinTD ( PenguinTD@lemmy.ca ) 
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    • I don’t install Facebook app on phone and find ways to remove/disable if come pre-installed.
    • Pretty much all social network platform are browsed with a container tab.
    • I look at the link before I click, if it’s super long or some google redirecting shit I just DDG and search the keywords myself. (is there a firefox extension that does this automatically?? removing the redirect/tracking link and convert back into normal link)
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      a firefox extension that does this automatically?? removing the redirect/tracking link and convert back into normal link)

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

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        Thank you so much. :D

        edit: I ended up using this one that has more users. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/remove-fbclid-and-utm

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      In Firefox, at least desktop, you can right click, and copy link without tracking stuff.

      Edit: havent tried with links from Facebook

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      Not sure if it automatically changes Facebook links, but the Facebook container extension is good at removing other tracking that Facebook does through news sites and such

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