Facebook introduces another way to track you - Link History (www.malwarebytes.com)

submitted 5 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[-] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

        I don't install Facebook app on phone and find ways to remove/disable if come pre-installed.
Pretty much all social network platform are browsed with a container tab.
I look at the link before I click, if it's super long or some google redirecting shit I just DDG and search the keywords myself. (is there a firefox extension that does this automatically?? removing the redirect/tracking link and convert back into normal link)

[-] Smoke@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

a firefox extension that does this automatically?? removing the redirect/tracking link and convert back into normal link)

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/utm-eraser/

[-] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Thank you so much. :D

edit: I ended up using this one that has more users. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/remove-fbclid-and-utm

[-] bobslaede@feddit.dk 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In Firefox, at least desktop, you can right click, and copy link without tracking stuff.

Edit: havent tried with links from Facebook

[-] Goopadrew@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

Not sure if it automatically changes Facebook links, but the Facebook container extension is good at removing other tracking that Facebook does through news sites and such