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ClearURLs / Addon

ClearURLs is an add-on based on the new WebExtensions technology and will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy.
http://docs.clearurls.xyz
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
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Steam Linkfilter #339

Open AGlezB opened 6 months ago

AGlezB commented 6 months ago

Please add support for Steam's Linkfilter.

Here is an example URL taken from this post:

https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=http%3A%2F2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1rHHOGU3V1IlmyGxDzi0M1DnnwzVxwDrJyMJjc5uGJb4

The actual URL is visible in the post:

http://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHHOGU3V1IlmyGxDzi0M1DnnwzVxwDrJyMJjc5uGJb4

aaronliu0130 commented 6 months ago

That's not what clearURL does; clearURL removes tracking stuff like utm_medium=android, while extensions like FastForward bypass "link-shortener-like" stuff

AGlezB commented 6 months ago

That's not what clearURL does; clearURL removes tracking stuff like utm_medium=android, while extensions like FastForward bypass "link-shortener-like" stuff

First, that Steam URL is not a shortener but a tracker.

Second, ClearURL already cleans other URLs of the same type: