Review by Michael Peterson
Rated 3 out of 5
by Michael Peterson, 5 years agoHey there,
Just wondering if your extension still works when searching on Google/Yandex.
Under the description for the add-on, you wrote that the extension "prevents Google from rewriting the search results (to include tracking elements)."
But when I hover the arrow over a search link on Google with JavaScript *enabled*, I get something like this: "https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix+AZ-85003," instead of the expected, "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix/blahblahblah"
It's only when I disable JavaScript with the NoScript extension that Google changes the link from "https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix+AZ-85003" to "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix/blahblahblah."
Has Google decided that they were going to stop rewriting search results by default, thereby eliminating the need for your extension when searching on Google? In other words, has Google decided that they were going to stop adding tracking elements to URLs when searching on Google?
Can Google still track which links I click on with JavaScript enabled with ClearURLs on?
Do I need to have JavaScript disabled on google.com for your extension to be of any use when searching on Google?
Also, can you tell me in what directory/file the ClearURLs logs are stored in?
Thanks.
Just wondering if your extension still works when searching on Google/Yandex.
Under the description for the add-on, you wrote that the extension "prevents Google from rewriting the search results (to include tracking elements)."
But when I hover the arrow over a search link on Google with JavaScript *enabled*, I get something like this: "https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix+AZ-85003," instead of the expected, "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix/blahblahblah"
It's only when I disable JavaScript with the NoScript extension that Google changes the link from "https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix+AZ-85003" to "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Phoenix/blahblahblah."
Has Google decided that they were going to stop rewriting search results by default, thereby eliminating the need for your extension when searching on Google? In other words, has Google decided that they were going to stop adding tracking elements to URLs when searching on Google?
Can Google still track which links I click on with JavaScript enabled with ClearURLs on?
Do I need to have JavaScript disabled on google.com for your extension to be of any use when searching on Google?
Also, can you tell me in what directory/file the ClearURLs logs are stored in?
Thanks.
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