YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts
YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts
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Adds?
I thought they always had them?
The shortened youtu.be links were always associated with individual Google accounts, when I clicked "share" I would get a different URL than someone who shared the exact same video.
Huh? That’s just wrong.
youtube.com/watch?v=FOO&si=BAR would be shortened to just youtu.be/FOO?si=BAR
The link to other people’s account is in the &si=BAR part. Probably standing for “share ID” or “source ID”or something. The shortened link is just the same as the long one with watch?v=FOO being included in the URL instead of the parameters.
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.
No kidding? I always thought they had them. Hmm
Do people not sanitize links they share? 90% of an amazon url is garbage referrer info.
It wasn't until a few months ago did YouTube add them.