HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前Firefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionmessage-squaremessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up11.27Kfile-text
arrow-up11.27Kmessage-squareFirefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionHiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前message-square98fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前How does it know what part of the link is the site tracking?
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前Looks like it has a list of global and site specific parameters that it is safe to remove.
minus-squareDogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前I think it’s a combination of things, a basic approach of removing the query string (after the question mark) with exceptions for different sites that might need some of the query string.
minus-squarebitwolflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前Generally, most are variables prefixed with utm_ They likely built an index from most of the Analytics services also.
How does it know what part of the link is the site tracking?
Looks like it has a list of global and site specific parameters that it is safe to remove.
I think it’s a combination of things, a basic approach of removing the query string (after the question mark) with exceptions for different sites that might need some of the query string.
Generally, most are variables prefixed with
utm_They likely built an index from most of the Analytics services also.