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?
Many people use a phone and many people have youtube app on it.
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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First link is 404, second link is not 404
I don't have a choice when using the app, though I have been removing the tracker from the URL.
Share 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.
Right 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.
Or you could just tell the person what to FF to.