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predstrogen: yeah yeah online privacy is important but really i just hate those share tracking things at the end of links because they look ass ugly
predstrogen: [screenshot of tags] #finding disheveled feral links covered in tracking strings and gently cleaning them and picking off all the tracking strings
- ɐɥO ( @Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ) 19•1 year ago
Turns into https://www.ebay.com/itm/235128599845
- scribs ( @scribs@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 10•1 year ago
yeah generally everything after the “?” in a URL is safe to delete.
- Bandicoot_Academic ( @Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one ) 11•1 year ago
Not realy. Youtube for example uses stuff after the “?” to actualy specify the video you want.
- Enitoni ( @enitoni@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
That’s why they said “generally”
- phi1997 ( @phi1997@kbin.social ) 5•1 year ago
Well played
- ɐɥO ( @Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ) English2•1 year ago
hehe
- Bandicoot_Academic ( @Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one ) 12•1 year ago
ClearURLs is an extention to automaticly remove tracking elements.
- Zoop ( @Zoop@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Oooh, thank you! I don’t know why it never crossed my mind to look for an extension like this. D’oh!
- Blahaj_Blast ( @Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 6•1 year ago
ClearURLs is an extension that automatically removes trackers and is available for all browsers
if ur on android or don’t want to install too many extensions you can also use uBlock Origin with a custom filterlist such as the builtin “AdGuard URL Tracking Protection” or DandelionSprout’s Legitimate URL Shortener (which is included in my usable web guide wink wink nudge nudge)
you don’t need both lists enabled as the dandelionsprout one has all the rules from the adguard one inside it
- Blahaj_Blast ( @Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•1 year ago
Nice! Glad that there are options.