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[-] solrize@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

We need browser extensions to kill those tags automatically.

[-] UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Firefox I believe does. If you right click on a link, it says something like “copy link without tracking”. It should do away with queries in the URL, but I’m not completely sure.

https://www.trishtech.com/2024/10/how-to-disable-copy-link-without-site-tracking-in-firefox/

[-] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

uBlock Origin filter or ClearURLs for example.

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

In the case of uBO, just search for "url" in the filter list and you should find it.

[-] ivn@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago

The URL tracking filter list is nice but it doesn't seems to include anything related to gumroad domain or parameters.

https://filters.adtidy.org/extension/ublock/filters/17.txt

You need to add it yourself.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For those of you with Apple devices, I’m pretty sure current versions of Mac OS and iOS remove tracking arguments from URLs when you use cut/copy/paste/share.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/08/ios-17-link-tracking-protection/

[-] stalfoss@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago

Also this only applies in private browsing mode, which people usually aren’t in

[-] douglasg14b@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This the most tech illiterate take....

These are called query parameters. The standard part of the HTTP spec.

A huge part of the internet uses these simply as a way to instruct a page to display certain data or to display a particular view or layout of that data.

Calling for an extension to get rid of these it's like calling for an extension to get rid of headers because websites use them to pass metadata in the same manner.

Edit: that was harsh my apologies.

this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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