About this extension

Removes various tracking related query parameters from URLs before they load. Simple add-on, no config, bare minimum permissions required.

Full list:
"fbclid"
"gclid"
"ysclid"
"utm_source"
"utm_medium"
"utm_campaign"
"utm_term"
"utm_content"
"utm_id"

FBclid - Facebook Click Identifier. Been appended to all URLs posted to Facebook since 2018 or so (maybe because of GDPR laws?) - https://fbclid.com/

Gclid = Google click identifier.

Ysclid = Yandex click identifier.

utm - Urchin Tracking Module - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTM_parameters

Github URL: https://github.com/sbedell/web-extensions/tree/master/queryParamsRemover

Permissions requested: "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "http://*/*", "https://*/*"

Developer comments

Permissions requested:
"webRequest",
"webRequestBlocking",
"http://*/*",
"https://*/*"

If you want to report a bug, you can file one on the Github page's issues section.

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Release notes for 1.2

Adding "utm_id" and "ysclid" to the list of parameters to remove.

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