Filter Facebook action and comment IDs from URLs #33984
Labels
OS/Android
Fixes related to Android browser functionality
OS/Desktop
priority/P4
Planned work. We expect to get to it "soon".
privacy/query-filter
QA Pass - Android ARM
QA Pass-macOS
QA/Yes
release-notes/include
Milestone
Facebook uses a number of query parameters on links to third-party pages. They all start with
fb_
.fb_comment_id
presumably helps to leak more information about the referring page than the referrer header:fb_ref
is not clear since it's often single words. It looks more like a campaign parameter.fb_action_ids
is using very long IDs, enough to identify individuals.fb_source
andfb_action_types
appear to always be single words from a small list of locations/actions on Facebook.Example URLs:
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