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YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts

https://nitter.net/OldRowSwig/status/1732112446943269347

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They didn't until a few weeks/months ago on the web version. Not sure about mobile. I noticed when the generated links became twice as long.

BearOfaTime

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No kidding? I always thought they had them. Hmm

nik282000

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Do people not sanitize links they share? 90% of an amazon url is garbage referrer info.

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