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No need to remove the URL tracking parameters manually. ๐Ÿฅณ

Firefox copy link without site tracking

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[โ€“] uis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I understand now it removes only limited set of query strings

[โ€“] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah but the list is hardcoded. Collisions can happen.

Also, since it's hardcoded, it's easily gameable, and it will be gamed if too many people start filtering them out.

It's a good start but a bad solution overall

[โ€“] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The trackers can be renamed to anything that's regularly used in other places.

Pushing to make this a default will only harm the small minority that might be enjoying the benefits right now.

At least with the current way it's set up.