Oasus Plainsview Nov 24, 2023
Firefox is officially and directly fucking with Google and I am here for it!
Show threadCatherine Berry

@itsOasus

I understand the spirit behind this idea, but it worries me a lot. A browser shouldn't do anything with the path and query parts of a URL beyond sending them to the server. Removing tracking information requires automated recognition of tracking information, which will inevitably lead to false positives or negatives. It also sets off an unwinnable arms race between trackers changing how tracking is encoded and browsers updating detectors to spot the new encodings.

Nov 25, 2023 at 3:57amWeb
Show threadMatthew DockreyNov 25, 2023
@isomeme @itsOasus If it means I can share URLs again without accidentally spamming a full paragraph's worth of line noise, I'm willing to risk it.
Show threadCatherine BerryNov 25, 2023

@attoparsec @itsOasus

It does mean that, with probably high but certainly not total reliability. The only way to regain near-total reliability would be to test each modified URL yourself before sending it to someone else, e.g. by pasting it into a new browser tab and verifying the right things happen when the page loads. This seems more annoying than long URLs.