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Or when you Google something and copy a link straight from their search page. Novel-length URLs.

cube00 5y ago
This is so frustrating, I just want the url, but NO, you can an escaped version of the URL embedded inside another escaped blob instead. Ditto with Facebook.
- mormegil 5y ago
  I use a Firefox addon for that, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dont-track-me-google1/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dont-track-me...
  - commoner 5y ago
    Good extension. ClearURLs can also do this for a wide range of sites, and supports custom rules for sites you specify: https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls Privacy Badger is another option that cleans Google and Facebook links while blocking trackers, and is available by default on Firefox for Android: https://privacybadger.org https://privacybadger.org
- arghwhat 5y ago
  How would Microsoft, Google and Facebook otherwise be able to track when and what you click?! Think of the hit to their revenue!
  - cube00 5y ago
    They can use onclick and leave the href attribute alone.
    - igravious 5y ago
      But what to do about them JavaScript disabling varmints then?
      - JimDabell 5y ago
        That’s what hyperlink auditing with the ping attribute is for: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-auditing https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-... You put a `ping` attribute on a link, and when the user follows the link, the browser sends a request to the ping URL notifying it of the action. Firefox disables it by default, which doesn’t seem like much of a privacy win considering JavaScript is enabled by default and can polyfill this functionality.
        moshmosh 5y ago
        Giving Javascript the ability to make requests without asking the user via dialog for each one—if we must allow it at all—was a mistake.
    - Closi 5y ago
      I'm sure this is something they have considered as their own analytics program uses onclick to track outbound traffic - I assume it's a mix of speed, reliability and the ability to track without javascript. Plus, if it was done on OnClick there would definitely be an add-on to disable the tracking on all browsers.
      - mobjack 5y ago
        There are some privacy reasons for it. A direct link from a search page will let websites see the search terms that users entered in to navigate there. Google still knows everything so it doesn't protect you from them, but websites are more in the dark what users were doing before clicking the link.
        simcop2387 5y ago
  - SumBird 5y ago
    That's the point, How else are we supposed to fight these companies? Take their source of money away and watch them squirm.
- Siira 5y ago
  Try https://github.com/AmanoTeam/Unalix-nim https://github.com/AmanoTeam/Unalix-nim .
fomine3 5y ago
Copying canonical PDF link from Google result on Android device is extremely frustrating because Chrome Android doesn't support to open PDF so it opens reader app. Anyone have solution?
- whiterace1488 5y ago
  Don't use Google search?
Nition 5y ago
Or when they helpfully add www.google.com/amp/s/ to the start of it.
cbolton 5y ago
I think they fixed this... did you try it recently?
MilnerRoute 5y ago
I've actually tried switching to Bing, just because Bing's search results include the actual URL of the page when you right-click (instead of some Google-riffic monstrosity...)

This is so frustrating, I just want the url, but NO, you can an escaped version of the URL embedded inside another escaped blob instead. Ditto with Facebook.

mormegil 5y ago
I use a Firefox addon for that, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dont-track-me-google1/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dont-track-me...
- commoner 5y ago
  Good extension. ClearURLs can also do this for a wide range of sites, and supports custom rules for sites you specify: https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls Privacy Badger is another option that cleans Google and Facebook links while blocking trackers, and is available by default on Firefox for Android: https://privacybadger.org https://privacybadger.org
arghwhat 5y ago
How would Microsoft, Google and Facebook otherwise be able to track when and what you click?! Think of the hit to their revenue!
- cube00 5y ago
  They can use onclick and leave the href attribute alone.
  - igravious 5y ago
    But what to do about them JavaScript disabling varmints then?
    - JimDabell 5y ago
      That’s what hyperlink auditing with the ping attribute is for: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-auditing https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-... You put a `ping` attribute on a link, and when the user follows the link, the browser sends a request to the ping URL notifying it of the action. Firefox disables it by default, which doesn’t seem like much of a privacy win considering JavaScript is enabled by default and can polyfill this functionality.
      - moshmosh 5y ago
        Giving Javascript the ability to make requests without asking the user via dialog for each one—if we must allow it at all—was a mistake.
  - Closi 5y ago
    I'm sure this is something they have considered as their own analytics program uses onclick to track outbound traffic - I assume it's a mix of speed, reliability and the ability to track without javascript. Plus, if it was done on OnClick there would definitely be an add-on to disable the tracking on all browsers.
    - mobjack 5y ago
      There are some privacy reasons for it. A direct link from a search page will let websites see the search terms that users entered in to navigate there. Google still knows everything so it doesn't protect you from them, but websites are more in the dark what users were doing before clicking the link.
      - simcop2387 5y ago
- SumBird 5y ago
  That's the point, How else are we supposed to fight these companies? Take their source of money away and watch them squirm.
Siira 5y ago
Try https://github.com/AmanoTeam/Unalix-nim https://github.com/AmanoTeam/Unalix-nim .

fomine3 5y ago

Copying canonical PDF link from Google result on Android device is extremely frustrating because Chrome Android doesn't support to open PDF so it opens reader app. Anyone have solution?

whiterace1488 5y ago
Don't use Google search?

Nition 5y ago

Or when they helpfully add www.google.com/amp/s/ to the start of it.

cbolton 5y ago

I think they fixed this... did you try it recently?

MilnerRoute 5y ago

I've actually tried switching to Bing, just because Bing's search results include the actual URL of the page when you right-click (instead of some Google-riffic monstrosity...)