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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Do people use the share button rather than just copy the URL from the address bar? Am I just really old?
77 0 ReplyMany people use a phone and many people have youtube app on it.
32 0 ReplyIf you use youtube on a mobile app rather than a browser, it doesn't have an address bar
13 0 ReplyNever use an app for what should be a web page.
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An added benefit of the share button is that it generates a minified link – "https://youtu.be/abcde" instead of "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abcde". I find it neater.
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8 0 ReplyFirst link is 404, second link is not 404
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I don't have a choice when using the app, though I have been removing the tracker from the URL.
4 0 ReplyShare is easier to do it at a specific time in the video.
Like, you can manually add the "t=x" at the end for seconds, but it's just easier to click the box to make the share button add it.
3 0 ReplyRight click on the video, there is an option to copy the video url at the time you want. As far as i can see it does not contain the account info.
1 0 ReplyOr you could just tell the person what to FF to.
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