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uU is a web browser extension to strip tracking data from URLs and bypass redirection trackers (if possible)

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uU

uU (untrack URLs) is a browser extension that sanitizes tracked URLs and bypasses tracked redirects for the following services (if possible).

Scopes

Scope Is supported? Notes
Navigation and HTTP requests in general Yes This allows untrackin URLs for every HTTP request the browser sends utilizing the webRequest API. This also why uU requires global permissions to modify HTTP requests for all sites.
Sharing links Yes, via the context menu Currently uU does not untrack URLs on the page (in the DOM). The "Copy Untracked Link" from the context menu copies an untracked link similarly "Copy Link Without Site Tracking" that is implemented by Mozilla Firefox itself.
On-page links No To be discussed.
Warned page redirects Yes In principle, this is greatly supported by uMatrix and the feature of uU is a subject for potential removal. To be discussed.

Untracked services

  • Action Map (URLs)
  • adobe Adobe (URLs)
  • aliexpress AliExpress (URLs)
  • amazon Amazon (URLs)
  • apple Apple (URLs)
  • AT (URLs)
  • bbc BBC (URLs)
  • bilibili Bilibili (URLs)
  • bing Bing (URLs)
  • caseking CaseKing.de (URLs)
  • changeorg Change.org (URLs)
  • customer.io Customer.io (redirects)
  • drip Drip (URLs)
  • dpgmediagroup DPM Media Group (URLs)
  • duckduckgo DuckDuckGo (redirects)
  • ebay eBay (URLs)
  • etsy Etsy (URLs)
  • evernote Evernote (redirects)
  • facebook Facebook (URLs, redirects)
  • github GitHub (URLs)
  • google Google (URLs, redirects including AMP; NOTE: Google Docs HTML-exported pages are only supported/intercepted when open in the browser: Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.)
  • hubspot HubSpot (URLs)
  • humblebundle Humble Bundle (URLs)
  • ibm IBM (URLs)
  • imdb IMDb (URLs and redirects)
  • instagram Instagram (URLs and redirects)
  • itm_... (URLs)
  • linkedin LinkedIn (URLs, redirects)
  • magento Magento (URLs)
  • mailchimp MailChimp (URLs)
  • mailerlite MailerLite (URLs)
  • mandrill Mandrill (URLs)
  • matomo Matomo/Piwik (URLs)
  • medium Medium (redirects)
  • microsoft Microsoft (URLs)
  • netflix Netflix (URLs)
  • NS (URLs)
  • nytimes New York Times (URLs)
  • omeda Omeda (URLs)
  • oracle Oracle (redirects)
  • outlook Outlook (redirects)
  • parsely Parse.ly (TODO URLs)
  • reddit Reddit (redirects)
  • reuters Reuters (redirects)
  • SC (URLs)
  • STM (URLs)
  • snapchat Snapchat (URLs)
  • sourceforge SourceForge (URLs)
  • spotify Spotify (URLs)
  • takeads Takeads (redirects)
  • taobao Taobao (redirects)
  • tiktok TikTok (URLs)
  • tumblr Tumblr (redirects)
  • twitch Twitch (URLs)
  • Urchin Tracking Module (URLs)
  • vero Vero (URLs)
  • vk VK (redirects)
  • wickedreports Wicked Reports (URLs)
  • twitter X (ex-Twitter) (redirects)
  • yahoo Yahoo (URLs)
  • yandex Yandex (URLs)
  • youtube YouTube (URLs, redirects)
  • Zanox (URLs)
  • zeit Zeit (URLs)
  • ... and some other common stuff for URLs

Why Firefox only

Currently uU and μuU are designed for use in Mozilla Firefox only just because it does not restrict manifest.json to the very limited v3 that is forced in Google Chrome. I haven't check the extension browsers other than Mozilla Firefox.

uU and μuU are currently published at:

Thanks

The uU and μuU untracking rules are built on top of:

The icon is merely generated with Launcher icon generator by Roman Nurik.

Support

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Thank you!