Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMy "privacy" browser now adds an extra unique tracking URL to every link that I share, to advertise itself and track the opening ratelemmy.worldimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMy "privacy" browser now adds an extra unique tracking URL to every link that I share, to advertise itself and track the opening ratelemmy.worldWispy2891@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareloutr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s only for links shared via WhatsApp for some reason. Not sure how they know you’re sharing to WhatsApp… OP is wrong about the “unique” part tho, I get the same URL as them.
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIf the link it’s the same for everyone then they should have definitely used firefox.com or a dedicated domain, not domain.tld/garbage
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoJust tried sharing to WhatsApp, using the Firefox share button, on android. Link is normal.
minus-squareloutr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWell I tried it before commenting, and I see the same thing as OP… I’m on Firefox stable 145.0.1.
It’s only for links shared via WhatsApp for some reason. Not sure how they know you’re sharing to WhatsApp…
OP is wrong about the “unique” part tho, I get the same URL as them.
If the link it’s the same for everyone then they should have definitely used firefox.com or a dedicated domain, not domain.tld/garbage
Just tried sharing to WhatsApp, using the Firefox share button, on android. Link is normal.
Well I tried it before commenting, and I see the same thing as OP… I’m on Firefox stable 145.0.1.