diff --git a/posts/drafts/remove-tracking-params-from-links.md b/posts/drafts/remove-tracking-params-from-links.md index 0505727..73fc610 100644 --- a/posts/drafts/remove-tracking-params-from-links.md +++ b/posts/drafts/remove-tracking-params-from-links.md @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ -## What is a Link/URL +## Your internet traffic is being tracked + +When you open up your phone and click on or share links though websites and applications websites are secretly injecting tracking information into the pages. + +explain why that is a bad thing for privacy, and personal life +- you didn't consent to being tracked you just wanted to open a webpage +- can be used to make targeted ads work better and influence people behavers and beliefs +- can be used to track what you specifically are looking at on the internet and who you know +- it can be used to track and build profiles of who knows who +- makes links harder for people to read +- saves screen space + + +## How do Links/URLs work + +### Install browser extensions to automate it for you + +You can install browser extensions that automatically remove tracking parameters from URLs as you browse: + +#### ClearURL + +