Merlin
Tracking Token Stripper

Tracking Token Stripper

Removes Google Analytics (UTM), Google and Facebook click tracking tokens from URL query strings

What is Tracking Token Stripper?
'Tracking Token Stripper' is a Firefox add-on designed to provide a more private and clean browsing experience. It does this by removing Google Analytics (UTM) tokens, and Google and Facebook click tracking identifiers from URL query strings prior to web request. This results in not only a better overall browsing privacy but also neater and more visually pleasing URLs.
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Users: 1,496 ▲ 2
Rating: 4.50 (16)
Version: 2.10 (Last updated: 2023-11-28)
Creation date: 2018-02-21
Weekly download count: 5
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • https://*/*?*
  • http://*/*?*
Size: 43.97K
URLs: Website
Stats date:

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# 2529 ▼ 19
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Strips Google Analytics (UTM) tokens, and Google and Facebook click tracking identifiers, from URL query strings. This is done before the web request is made and results in both more private browsing as well as more aesthetically pleasing URLs.

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Pros
  • Strips tracking tokens from URLs
  • Request for more control on query string parameters, adding blacklist/whitelist functionality
Cons
  • Does not work with addresses in alert emails from Donnons.org
  • Does not remove all trackers from URLs
Most mentioned
  • Ability to strip tracking tokens
  • Need for improvement with certain URLs
  • More control on what to remove
Recent reviews
by torgsyv, 2023-05-25
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Safety
Risk impact

Tracking Token Stripper is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Tracking Token Stripper if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Tracking Token Stripper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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