When you post a link, PLEASE remove the "?" and the trackers that follow it.
Random example; I picked this link from Fakebook. You can see that it's from Fakebook because it includes "fbclid".
As well as showing that it's from a Fakebook user, it probably also includes other information about me. (Well, it would if I hadn't changed some characters!)
The link works perfectly well without the trackers:
https://www.quordlepuzzles.com/collections/store-closing
A while ago, someone here posted a link to Reddit. The trackers in the link allowed me to log in to their Reddit account and to post as them! (Naughty me.) So PLEASE don't do it!
Disclaimer: I have no connection with quordlepuzzles. It's just a random link that I picked.
EDIT: Youtube links do need the part with the ? in them. More specifically the watch?v=random characters part. Also might include a jump to a start time as in &time=456s
Thanks to u/metalheadtruth for reminding me!
Trackers don't allow you to hack an account. both the public and private key needs to be in your possession.. I agree that people should remove trackers but don't fear monger.
I can only repeat that I was able to log in to someone else's Reddit account. Don't ask me how.
That could only mean that someone who has access to your device has previously logged in to that account.
I know how knowledgeable you are - you helped me in the past - (thanks) and I have no idea how it happened. (Nobody has access to my computers but me).
This is concerning hmm