utm_medium bye bye~

Removes tracking tags from URLs such as utm_source, utm_medium and utm_campaign, using declarativeNetRequest only.

Remove tracking tags with utm_medium bye bye~

utm_medium bye bye~ is an Edge add-on that removes tracking tags from URLs, such as utm_source, utm_medium, and utm_campaign, using declarativeNetRequest to protect your privacy and improve browsing speed.

Add-on stats

By: em_te
Users: 175
-2
Version: 0.1.1 (Last updated: 2020-09-10)
Creation date: 2020-09-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • declarativeNetRequest
Size: 29.65K

Other platforms

utm_medium bye bye~ (v0.1.2)
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Add-on summary

Analyze keywords

Many websites use URL tags to track users by passing correlated information to websites through the URL. For example:

https://paypal.me/ashleymadison/1USD?utm_medium=sidebar_ad&utm_campaign=valentines_2008&utm_source=myspace&utm_term=meet-singles

As you can guess from the URL tags, the person clicked on a sidebar ad from a MySpace page that was running a Valentines campaign and the keyword that was clicked was "meet singles". Now PayPal also knows this info.

This extension automatically removes those URL tags.

Removes "utm_source", "utm_medium" and related tracker tags from your URLs, so that websites cannot track you. Unlike similar extensions which use webRequest which is too invasive, this extension uses declarativeNetRequest which is good for your privacy and is also much faster.

The webRequest permission allows extension code to view the contents of your URLs, which means extensions can see what URLs you visit.

The declarativeNetRequest permission only allows extensions to describe how to change URLs, and doesn't allow extension code to view the URLs which means your privacy is protected.

This also means URL changes are performed by the browser and not by the extension meaning the code will run faster and uses less memory.

User reviews

One of the best add-ons available for privacy minded folks. It compliments uBlock Origin quite well. Thank y'all.
by La, 2023-06-14
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

utm_medium bye bye~ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

utm_medium bye bye~ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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