https://github.com/urbanadventurer/stop-tracking-me-on-reddit
Reddit is tracking every out-going link you click. Even if you are not logged in, every news article, image, or website you visit from Reddit is being recorded. Use this extension to block the tracking.
https://github.com/urbanadventurer/stop-tracking-me-on-reddit
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Reddit is tracking every out-going link you click. Even if you are not logged in, every news article, image, or website you visit from Reddit is being recorded. Use this extension to block the tracking.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/urbanadventurer/stop-tracking-me-on-reddit
- Owner: urbanadventurer
- Created: 2016-08-06T09:38:22.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2016-08-06T13:32:30.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-11T08:29:50.922Z (9 months ago)
- Language: HTML
- Size: 3.91 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Stop Tracking Me on Reddit
## How to get it
### Install in Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stop-tracking-me-on-reddi/cbebgcijnnddaopldijabckkahpbimgi
## Short description
Reddit tracks every outbound link you click, even if you are logged out. Protect yourself from tracking with this extension.
## Long description
Reddit is tracking every out-going link you click. Even if you are not logged in, every news article, image, or website you visit from
Reddit is being recorded.
I made this because there wasn't any other Chrome extension that would block Reddit link tracking in August, 2016.
If you are logged in, there is an option to disable link tracking in the Reddit preferences. If you are not logged in there is no way to disable tracking without using this extension.
## How to contribute
### Use this GitHub project
## Keywords
Reddit, privacy, tracking, do not track.
## Technical Explanation
Reddit uses link tracking by replacing outgoing links to https://out.reddit.com/. This is not obvious because when users hover the mouse over a link they see the final destination and not the tracking URL.
This extension disables tracking by replacing link URLs to https://out.reddit.com/ with the real destination.