Google urls not completely cleaned

[Neustradamus]

Dear @ClearURLs team, @KevinRoebert,

It is new, do a test search and you will have:

• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&sca_esv=XXXXXXXXX

You can see:

• sca_esv

Can you remove it?

Thanks in advance.

Linked to:

• Google urls not completely cleaned Addon#314
• Google urls not completely cleaned #153
• Google urls not completely cleaned #150
• Google trackers #146
• Google trackers #154
• Google urls not completely cleaned #85
• https://gitlab.com/ClearURLs/rules/-/issues/283
• https://gitlab.com/ClearURLs/rules/-/issues/325
• https://gitlab.com/ClearURLs/ClearUrls/-/issues/1322
• https://gitlab.com/ClearURLs/ClearUrls/-/issues/1276

[Neustradamus]

In more, with Firefox, there is "oe=utf-8" in more:

• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&oe=utf-8

[kowith337]

I feels like they've changed parameters for avoision, I've seen more parameters are changed away, include track screen width/heigh of browser, but I mostly rely to randomization (use alternative, such as SearXNG, Whoogle, include use Farside, SearX neocities for redirect random instances), so I can't remember which parameters were changed to.

[FuccDucc]

I can see such parameters at the end of URL (not cleaned by ClearURLs plugin as of today): &sca_upv (i dont know why for you it was _esv instead of _upv, maybe local or Google alghoritm dependent)

But there are some catches to it.. it will happen if you:

1. search directly from the Google.com search field (cleanly)
2. search once directly in URL bar (with Chrome/browser set to Google as default search engine), and then change your search term from there on in Google's search field that contains your initial search term

^ On first try from URL bar, the URL will be properly cleaned by ClearURL. But when you modify the search term, it will fail to properly clean it, and the "sca" parameters will be added, to track you.

So this means the new tracking parameter has to do with Google site's search field. At present, ClearURLs plugin is only still successful to clean tracking elements out of Chrome/Browser Search Engine omnibox typed searches. Unless the user changes their search term using the Google.com website once afterwards.

@KevinRoebert @Neustradamus

[KevinRoebert]

Added

[Neustradamus]

Dear @ClearURLs, @KevinRoebert: Happy New Year 2025!

New versions are planned for Firefox and Chromium?

Latest is very old: 1.26.0 (2022-11-19), more 2 years:

• https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/
• https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk

[KevinRoebert]

Dear @ClearURLs, @KevinRoebert: Happy New Year 2025!

New versions are planned for Firefox and Chromium?

Latest is very old: 1.26.0 (2022-11-19), more 2 years:

* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/

* https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk

Version 1.27.1 has been removed from the Addon Store due to a critical bug. A fixed version, 1.27.2, is currently under review by Mozilla and Microsoft Edge and will be available once approved.

Please note that there will be no further updates for the Chrome Addon Store, as Chrome no longer supports the necessary APIs required for this addon (see also ClearURLs/Addon#326 (comment)).

[Neustradamus]

For Chrome, it is possible to create the extension to install manually?

There are always old browser version.

It will be nice to have two versions, old manifest and new manifest.

[Neustradamus]

@KevinRoebert: New ones and to recall all:

• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&sca_esv=XXXXXXXXX
• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&oe=utf-8
• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&stick=XXXXXXXXX
• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&si=XXXXXXXXX
• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&cshid=XXXXXXXXX

Can you solve all?

@KevinRoebert: It is strange, I do not see in code, can you reopen this ticket?

• https://github.com/search?q=org%3AClearURLs+sca_esv&type=code

[Neustradamus]

A new one:

• https://www.google.com/search?q=test&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

[Neustradamus]

@KevinRoebert: The problem is not solved, can you reopen it?