Remove FBclid and UTM by StevieB

Removes fbclid, gclid, and utm query parameters from URLs before they load. Simple add-on, no config, bare minimum permissions required.

Available on Firefox for Android™

4.7 (30 reviews)

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About this extension

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

This extension protects and respects your privacy. I do not - and will never - collect any of your usage data.

If you have any suggestions or complaints, please contact me on Github. Feel free to open an Issue or a PR.
- https://github.com/sbedell/web-extensions/tree/master/queryParamsRemover

Full list of parameters that are removed from URLs:
"fbclid"
"gclid"
"ysclid"
"utm_source"
"utm_medium"
"utm_campaign"
"utm_term"
"utm_content"
"utm_id"
"__cft__[0]"
"__tn__"
"si"

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

cft and tn - Facebook tracking parameters.

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.

Rated 4.7 by 30 reviewers

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