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217 lines
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8.8 KiB
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- you should be removing tracking information from all of your links.
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parts of a url:
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<style>
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.url-container {
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margin: 1em 0;
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}
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.url-example {
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font-family: monospace;
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font-size: 1.2em;
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padding: 1em;
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background: var(--code-background, #f5f5f5);
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #ddd);
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border-radius: 8px;
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margin-bottom: 1em;
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overflow-x: auto;
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white-space: nowrap;
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}
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.url-example span,
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.url-legend-item {
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transition: opacity 0.2s;
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cursor: pointer;
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}
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.url-legend {
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: column;
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gap: 0.75em;
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padding: 1em;
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background: var(--code-background, #f5f5f5);
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #ddd);
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border-radius: 8px;
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}
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.url-legend-item {
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display: flex;
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align-items: flex-start;
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gap: 0.5em;
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}
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.url-legend-item .url-legend-label {
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font-weight: 600;
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min-width: 8em;
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}
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.url-legend-item .url-legend-desc {
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color: #666;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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.url-legend-color {
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width: 1em;
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height: 1em;
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border-radius: 3px;
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flex-shrink: 0;
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margin-top: 0.2em;
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}
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.url-part-protocol { color: #db2777; }
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.url-legend-protocol { background: #db2777; }
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.url-part-subdomain { color: #0891b2; }
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.url-legend-subdomain { background: #0891b2; }
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.url-part-domain { color: #2563eb; }
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.url-legend-domain { background: #2563eb; }
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.url-part-tld { color: #16a34a; }
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.url-legend-tld { background: #16a34a; }
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.url-part-port { color: #ca8a04; }
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.url-legend-port { background: #ca8a04; }
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.url-part-path { color: #ea580c; }
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.url-legend-path { background: #ea580c; }
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.url-part-query { color: #dc2626; }
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.url-legend-query { background: #dc2626; }
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.url-part-fragment { color: #9333ea; }
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.url-legend-fragment { background: #9333ea; }
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/* Cross-highlighting using :has() - no JavaScript needed */
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.url-container:has([data-part]:hover) [data-part] { opacity: 0.4; }
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/* Keep hovered element visible but without glow */
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.url-container [data-part]:hover { opacity: 1 !important; }
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/* Highlight style with neutral glow */
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.url-highlight {
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opacity: 1 !important;
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background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
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box-shadow: 0 0 8px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
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border-radius: 4px;
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}
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/* When hovering URL parts, highlight matching legend items */
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="protocol"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="protocol"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="subdomain"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="subdomain"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="domain"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="domain"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="tld"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="tld"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="port"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="port"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="path"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="path"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="query"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="query"],
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.url-container:has(.url-example [data-part="fragment"]:hover) .url-legend [data-part="fragment"] {
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opacity: 1 !important;
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padding: 0.5em 0.75em;
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margin: -0.5em -0.75em;
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border-radius: 0.5em;
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box-shadow:
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inset 0 0 0.5em 0.25em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
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0 0 0.75rem 0.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
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0 0 1.25rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04),
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0 0 2rem 1.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
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}
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/* When hovering legend items, highlight matching URL parts */
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="protocol"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="protocol"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="subdomain"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="subdomain"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="domain"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="domain"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="tld"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="tld"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="port"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="port"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="path"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="path"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="query"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="query"],
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.url-container:has(.url-legend [data-part="fragment"]:hover) .url-example [data-part="fragment"] {
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opacity: 1 !important;
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border-radius: 0.25em;
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box-shadow:
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inset 0 0 0.5em 0.25em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
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0 0 0.75rem 0.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
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0 0 1.25rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04),
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0 0 2rem 1.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
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}
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</style>
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<div class="url-container">
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<div class="url-example" role="figure" aria-labelledby="url-example-caption">
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<span class="url-part-protocol" aria-describedby="legend-protocol" data-part="protocol">https://</span><span class="url-part-subdomain" aria-describedby="legend-subdomain" data-part="subdomain">www.</span><span class="url-part-domain" aria-describedby="legend-domain" data-part="domain">example</span><span class="url-part-tld" aria-describedby="legend-tld" data-part="tld">.com</span><span class="url-part-port" aria-describedby="legend-port" data-part="port">:443</span><span class="url-part-path" aria-describedby="legend-path" data-part="path">/products/shoes</span><span class="url-part-query" aria-describedby="legend-query" data-part="query">?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=summer_sale&fbclid=abc123</span><span class="url-part-fragment" aria-describedby="legend-fragment" data-part="fragment">#reviews</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend" role="list" aria-label="URL component legend">
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-protocol" data-part="protocol">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-protocol" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Protocol</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">How to communicate with the server (https is encrypted, http is not)</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-subdomain" data-part="subdomain">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-subdomain" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Subdomain</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">A subdivision of the main domain, often used for different services</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-domain" data-part="domain">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-domain" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Domain</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">The human-readable name that identifies the website</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-tld" data-part="tld">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-tld" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">TLD</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">Top-Level Domain, the suffix like .com, .org, or .net</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-port" data-part="port">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-port" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Port</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">Network port number (443 is default for HTTPS, 80 for HTTP)</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-path" data-part="path">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-path" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Path</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">The specific page or resource location on the server</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-query" data-part="query">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-query" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Query Params</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">Key-value pairs that pass data to the page often used for tracking</span>
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</div>
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<div class="url-legend-item" role="listitem" id="legend-fragment" data-part="fragment">
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<span class="url-legend-color url-legend-fragment" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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<span class="url-legend-label">Fragment</span>
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<span class="url-legend-desc">Links to a specific section within the page (not sent to server)</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<script>
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(function() {
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const urlExample = document.querySelector('.url-example');
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const legendItems = document.querySelectorAll('.url-legend-item[data-part]');
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legendItems.forEach(item => {
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item.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
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const part = item.dataset.part;
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const urlPart = document.querySelector(`.url-example [data-part="${part}"]`);
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if (urlPart && urlExample) {
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const containerRect = urlExample.getBoundingClientRect();
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const partRect = urlPart.getBoundingClientRect();
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const partCenter = partRect.left - containerRect.left + urlExample.scrollLeft + (partRect.width / 2);
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const scrollTarget = partCenter - (containerRect.width / 2);
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urlExample.scrollTo({ left: scrollTarget, behavior: 'smooth' });
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}
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});
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});
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})();
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</script>
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explain what each part does
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explain why a website would want to use query parameters
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teach that tech companies then started to use that information to track how users use their websites
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explain why that is a bad thing for privacy, and personal life
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give example of tracking links and how to protect against them |