Removing URL Parameters

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I took a look at their documentation and their rule catalog files.

To briefly compare and contrast between the methodologies:

  • I use an allowlist, whereas they use a blocklist with exceptions.
  • My rules are for services outside of Big Tech, whereas their rules are designed for users who directly continue to use Big Tech services (Amazon, Bing, Facebook, Google, Reddit, X, etc).
  • My eBay allowlist is well defined and fairly comprehensive for guest checkout, whereas their eBay blocklist only blocks 4 URL parameters.
    "ebay": {
      "urlPattern": "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?ebay(?:\\.[a-z]{2,}){1,}",
      "rules": [
        "_trkparms",
        "_trksid",
        "_from",
        "hash"
      ],
      "redirections": [
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?rover\\.ebay(?:\\.[a-z]{2,}){1,}\\/rover.*mpre=([^&]*)"
      ]
    },
  • My wildcard filter rules have no exceptions, but their global filter rules allow tracking exceptions:
"exceptions": [
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?matrix\\.org\\/_matrix\\/",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?(?:cloudflare\\.com|prismic\\.io|tangerine\\.ca|gitlab\\.com)",
        "^https?:\\/\\/myaccount.google(?:\\.[a-z]{2,}){1,}",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?gcsip\\.(?:com|nl)[^?]*\\?.*?&?ref_?=.",
        "^https?:\\/\\/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+\\/-\\/refs\\/switch[^?]*\\?.*?&?ref_?=.",
        "^https?:\\/\\/bugtracker\\.[^/]*\\/[^?]+\\?.*?&?ref_?=[^/?&]*",
        "^https?:\\/\\/comment-cdn\\.9gag\\.com\\/.*?comment-list.json\\?",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?battle\\.net\\/login",
        "^https?:\\/\\/blizzard\\.com\\/oauth2",
        "^https?:\\/\\/kreditkarten-banking\\.lbb\\.de",
        "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.tinkoff\\.ru",
        "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.cyberport\\.de\\/adscript\\.php",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?tweakers\\.net\\/ext\\/lt\\.dsp\\?.*?(?:%3F)?&?ref_?=.",
        "^https?:\\/\\/git(lab)?\\.[^/]*\\/[^?]+\\?.*?&?ref_?=[^/?&]*",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?amazon(?:\\.[a-z]{2,}){1,}\\/message-us\\?",
        "^https?:\\/\\/authorization\\.td\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/support\\.steampowered\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/privacy\\.vakmedianet\\.nl\\/.*?ref=",
        "^https?:\\/\\/sso\\.serverplan\\.com\\/manage2fa\\/check\\?ref=",
        "^https?:\\/\\/login\\.meijer\\.com\\/.*?\\?ref=",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?facebook\\.com\\/(?:login_alerts|ajax|should_add_browser)/",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?facebook\\.com\\/groups\\/member_bio\\/bio_dialog\\/",
        "^https?:\\/\\/api\\.taiga\\.io",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?gog\\.com\\/click\\.html",
        "^https?:\\/\\/login\\.progressive\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.sephora\\.com\\/api\\/",
        "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.contestgirl\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?agenciatributaria\\.gob\\.es",
        "^https?:\\/\\/login\\.ingbank\\.pl",
        "^wss?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?zoom\\.us",
        "^https?:\\/\\/api\\.bilibili\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?onet\\.pl\\/[^?]*\\?.*?utm_campaign=.",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?stripe\\.com\\/[^?]+.*?&?referrer=[^/?&]*",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?lichess\\.org\\/login.*?&?referrer=.*?",
        "^https?:\\/\\/like.co\\/api\\/like\\/likebutton\\/[^?]+.*?&?referrer=[^/?&]*",
        "^https?:\\/\\/button.like.co\\/in\\/.*?&?referrer=[^/?&]*",
        "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.mma\\.go\\.kr",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?github\\.com",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?billiger\\.de\\/.*?mc=",
        "^https?:\\/\\/(?:[a-z0-9-]+\\.)*?\\.youtrack\\.cloud"
      ]
    },
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