HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoFirefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionmessage-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1message-squareFirefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionHiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoDoesn’t it just clean up the link or does Firefox actually know which part of the link to remove?
minus-squareDogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.decakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoWhat do you mean?
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoHow does it know what part of the link is the site tracking?
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoLooks like it has a list of global and site specific parameters that it is safe to remove.
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoGenerally, most are variables prefixed with utm_ They likely built an index from most of the Analytics services also.
minus-squareDogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.decakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoI 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.
Doesn’t it just clean up the link or does Firefox actually know which part of the link to remove?
What do you mean?
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.
Generally, most are variables prefixed with
utm_They likely built an index from most of the Analytics services also.
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.