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Trackless Links: Building a Safari Extension for Automatic URL Cleaning
Published on March 10, 2026By DEV Community
Every link you click carries invisible baggage. Those cryptic strings at the end of URLs -- utm_source, fbclid, gclid, twclid -- are tracking parameters. They tell advertisers where you came from, what you clicked, and how to follow you across the web. Most people never notice them. But once you do, they are everywhere. The Problem A typical tracked URL looks like this: https://example.com/article?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spring2026&fbclid=IwAR3x... Strip the
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