Vexz@kbin.social to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoYouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accountsnitter.netexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down14
arrow-up1401arrow-down1external-linkYouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accountsnitter.netVexz@kbin.social to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·11 months agoAdds? I thought they always had them?
minus-squareSandroHc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoThey didn’t until a few weeks/months ago on the web version. Not sure about mobile. I noticed when the generated links became twice as long.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoNo kidding? I always thought they had them. Hmm
minus-squareNik282000@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoDo people not sanitize links they share? 90% of an amazon url is garbage referrer info.
minus-squareflames5123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoHuh? That’s just wrong. youtube.com/watch?v=FOO&si=BAR would be shortened to just youtu.be/FOO?si=BAR The link to other people’s account is in the &si=BAR part. Probably standing for “share ID” or “source ID”or something. The shortened link is just the same as the long one with watch?v=FOO being included in the URL instead of the parameters.
minus-squarerandintlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIt wasn’t until a few months ago did YouTube add them.
Adds?
I thought they always had them?
They didn’t until a few weeks/months ago on the web version. Not sure about mobile. I noticed when the generated links became twice as long.
No kidding? I always thought they had them. Hmm
Do people not sanitize links they share? 90% of an amazon url is garbage referrer info.
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Huh? That’s just wrong.
youtube.com/watch?v=FOO&si=BAR would be shortened to just youtu.be/FOO?si=BAR
The link to other people’s account is in the &si=BAR part. Probably standing for “share ID” or “source ID”or something. The shortened link is just the same as the long one with watch?v=FOO being included in the URL instead of the parameters.
It wasn’t until a few months ago did YouTube add them.