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tracking rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ShittyKopper@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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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

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[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 22 points 1 year ago
[-] scribs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

yeah generally everything after the "?" in a URL is safe to delete.

[-] Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago

Not realy. Youtube for example uses stuff after the "?" to actualy specify the video you want.

[-] milady@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure that's bad url use, at least in my nerdy opinion. From stackoverflow : "'path params = resource identification' and 'query params = resource sorting'"

[-] enitoni@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

That's why they said "generally"

[-] Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

ClearURLs is an extention to automaticly remove tracking elements.

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

ClearURLs is an extension that automatically removes trackers and is available for all browsers

[-] ShittyKopper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Nice! Glad that there are options.

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