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Bug#964966: RFP: dont-track-me-google -- browser extension to prevent Google from making links ugly



Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : dont-track-me-google
  Version         : 4.22
  Upstream Author : Rob Wu <rob@robwu.nl>
* URL             : https://github.com/Rob--W/dont-track-me-google
* License         : Expat
  Programming Lang: JavaScript

At the Google Search engine, search results are converted to an ugly link upon click. This link enables tracking for Google.

For example, the search entry

   http://www.google.com/ (when searching for "Google") will be replaced with:
   https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=Google&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&ei=Ej__TrCkJo2bOrSs2aIE&usg=AFQjCNG5-9Jej-ukVeakTgwonqt2narbYg&sig2=f9f1dWcZoj6ZUC2Zxy9y2g

This script removes Google's link-conversion/tracking feature. This speeds up loading search results and allows you to right-click or tap to copy the link URL.

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Jakub Wilk


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