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narwhal

@ narwhal @lemmy.ml

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3 yr. ago

1y ago

AirTag alternatives?
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narwhal @lemmy.ml 1y ago
If you're outside the US, or where more people use Samsung devices, Samsung Smarttags could be a better choice.

2y ago

First brew impression - Brewista Next Wave Duo dripper

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I've never tried chemex, so I'm not sure 😅

Chemex seems better for making bigger batches of coffee.

2y ago

Are there any good ad blockers for ios anymore?

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Better watch youtube from a piped instance.

2y ago

Extraction comparisons.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

This is from Jonathan Gagne's Instagram post.

Coffee @lemmy.world

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2y ago

Extraction comparisons.

imgur.com /a/3Wzw9dr

Coffee @lemmy.world

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2y ago

First brew impression - Brewista Next Wave Duo dripper

ekawirya.com /first-brew-impression-brewista-next-wave-duo-dripper/

Movie News and Discussion @lemmy.ml

narwhal @lemmy.ml

2y ago

Legend of Zelda: Nintendo, Sony making live-action movie of classic video game

www.bbc.com /news/world-asia-67353331

2y ago

EU Alternatives

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Tutanota is now Tuta

https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-is-now-tuta

Privacy @lemmy.ml

narwhal @lemmy.ml

2y ago

AI Cameras Took Over One Small American Town. Now They're Everywhere

www.404media.co /fusus-ai-cameras-took-over-town-america/

Movie News and Discussion @lemmy.ml

narwhal @lemmy.ml

2y ago

How The Conjuring became the Marvel of horror

2y ago

WhatsApp is ignoring default browser setting for Instagram links.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Aw shucks...

For now I just have to remember not to automatically click on IG links. Need to copy and clean it up first 😔

Thanks.

2y ago

WhatsApp is ignoring default browser setting for Instagram links.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I wasn't aware of this. Is there any way to turn it off? Thanks

2y ago

WhatsApp is ignoring default browser setting for Instagram links.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I'm aware. So even though I have to use them, I try to limit trackings as much as I can.

2y ago

WhatsApp is ignoring default browser setting for Instagram links.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I've done that. That's the issue.

Privacy @lemmy.ml

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2y ago

WhatsApp is ignoring default browser setting for Instagram links.

lemmy.ml /post/6659563

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I didn't remember it well, but after checking it again, the list is actually included in the default filter list. It just needed to be activated if it hasn't. I don't remember the default behavior.

https://i.imgur.com/uKmWh0L.jpg

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I just double checked, it should be included in the default filter list.

https://i.imgur.com/uKmWh0L.jpg

You just need to activate it.

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

If you use ublock origin, I find add-ons such as ClearURLs to be no longer necessary.

You can just add url tracking filter like this one maintained by adguard to ublock origin: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdguardTeam/FiltersRegistry/master/filters/filter_17_TrackParam/filter.txt

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Because url shorteners can be used to hide affiliate links or even malicious URLs.

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I'm aware that with most privacy issues, a lot of people have limited understanding about it. Hell, I'm probably ignorant on many other privacy issues outside of this topic.

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Try sharing Instagram post or YouTube video from the apps.

Instagram adds 'igshid=' . YouTube adds 'si='.

Try sharing the same IG or YouTube content from different accounts. The 'igshid', 'si' param value will be different

It can be used to tag who shares it, and who clicks on that specific url param.

TikTok hides a ton of such params behind shortened url. Try expanding tiktok shared urls.

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

For android, I use this: https://github.com/TrianguloY/UrlChecker

For firefox, I use ublock origin and add then anti url tracking list. Adguard maintains such a list. I forgot the exact name though.

Edit: it's this one https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdguardTeam/FiltersRegistry/master/filters/filter_17_TrackParam/filter.txt

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Thanks. Looking back, maybe I should've at least explained about it a little more. At the time I just wanted to blow off some steam.

2y ago

I wish more people clean URLs before sharing it to others.

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narwhal @lemmy.ml 2y ago

Then they know who's the poster (you), they can know your username if they want to. A lot of people use the same username in many places, so unless you use different usernames in different social media, it's still valuable data.