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My biggest privacy concern with Google is how search result URLs contain user identifiers.

• yourad_io 6y ago
  Do you have an example of this?
  • lmkg 6y ago
    When Google Ads is linked to Google Analytics, the links append the 'gclid' query parameter to the URL they point to. This value is how a downstream conversion, collected by Analytics, is associated with the upstream ad click from Google Ads. The 'gclid' parameter is unique to the ad impression, i.e. it's a join key to both the term that was searched, and the user who searched for it.
    • jefftk 6y ago
      gclid is appended to ad clicks, but not organic search: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9744275 https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9744275 (Disclosure: I work at Google, speaking only for myself)
      • Hani1337 6y ago
        From mobile browser it can also tell the phone firmware and brand
• deleted 6y ago
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