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Firefox starting to remove tracking parameters from shared URLs
(blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
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this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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So how long before they start changing the param names? Lol
Right now you have to go out of your way to select the "Copy without tracking params" from the context menu. It's not like it threatens Google's business model
If they do start changing them you'll need an uRemoveTheGoddamnTrackingParamsOrigin extension
You mean this? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/
Changing those param names can actually be pretty complex, because they're used for all sorts of analytics. Whole ad campaigns revolve around those codes, behind the scenes.
I don't want to give these people any ideas, but you can just pseudo randomize parameter names and decode them server side before storing them for analytics, so this is a non issue.