• lobut@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Also, they know your contacts. When you share links and stuff with friends they see what your friends search and sometimes assume you’re interested too.

    • Always sanitize your links when sharing them. Look at the querystring (everything after the ?, separated by &) most of that data isn’t needed.

      YouTube link? Delete the si=(value) v= is the video.

      • Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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        22 hours ago

        It’s irritating that YT added that. The vast majority of people have no idea, of course.