On Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:30:27 -0400, Phil Smith III wrote:
>
>Right, those utm_xxxx query strings are Urchin Tracking Module values, used by 
>the site to track traffic across sites. Those are always removable.
>
Who puts it there?  If I go to https://cnbc.com/ and "Copy Link" it doesn't 
appear.
Nor if I open the link and Copy the Location box.  I suppose the HTTPD could
synthesize it from HTTP headers and a redirection.

Cui bono; who pays for this?

>There are browser plug-ins that strip the safe-to-remove values, and mostly 
>get it right.

-- 
gil

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