PSA WHEN SHARING LINKS: Please remove anything that comes after a `?` in the url. It is a tracker and puts any Pede that clicks the link at risk of being doxxed by big tech.
Not quite. See mod comment.
Please be careful out there Pedes. ALWAYS check and clean your links before sharing.
EDIT:
Getting a lot of comments about valid use of query parameters (parts with the ? in a url).
It is true, not every query param needs to be removed from a url.
But if you are sharing anything from twitter, fb etc, please remove it (feel free to test the link before hand to make sure it is working)
? is a query param and may or may not be used for tracking. Usually news sites will use them to track referral campaigns (e.g. ref= twitter; fb-post, etc). They generally cannot be used for doxxing purposes. They CAN be used to exploit sites with XSS vulnerabilities.
However it is almost always safe to remove for the majority of sites in use.
HOWEVER, most people do not utilize marketing script / cookie tracking blockers (ublock, ghostery, brave browser) near enough. This CAN result in tracking and subsequent doxxing via 1 by 1px "beacons" loaded from Facebook, Google, and other 3rd party integrations on websites and emails.
Always use a VPN and/or TOR.
Use a spam or 10 min email for anon activities.
DO NOT use Google.
DO NOT use Gmail.
DO NOT use Facebook.
DO NOT USE ALEXA / GOOGLE HOME / GOOGLE ASSISTANT / CHROMECAST !!
Block all trackers, ads, pop-ups.
Safest thing to do is copy + paste links without the ? and following text in the URL instead of clicking on it.
What's a 10 min email? Is there a way to only use a VPN when browsing the web without having to turn it on/off? (Sometimes I play video games and don't want the lag due to routing through a VPN.)
I think he is referring to the email address generation sites that are active for 10 minutes so you can register something before they expire and there is nothing to link it back to you
Ooo what would be some other sites that people could make use of? A list would be awesome (not just from yourself)
There is a privacy community on here at https://communities.win/c/Privacy which has some links. I wish it was more active so maybe this post might encourage people to engage in this more.