HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoFirefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionmessage-squaremessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up11.28Karrow-down18file-text
arrow-up11.27Karrow-down1message-squareFirefox now supports clean URLs with the new "Copy link without site tracking" optionHiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYeah 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
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe 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.
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
“utm_” collisions?
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.