# Remove Tracking Params

> Clean up the clicked link from some tracking URL parameters before the request leaves the browser.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-tracking-params](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-tracking-params)

## Overview

- **ID:** `remove-tracking-params`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Стоян Димитров
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-10
- **First published:** 2017-08-11
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remove-tracking-params/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov/remove-tracking-params/issues](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov/remove-tracking-params/issues)

## Description

Remove Tracking Params is a Firefox add-on that cleans up the clicked link from some tracking URL parameters before the request leaves the browser. It removes parameters starting with utm_, starting with fb_, fbclid, and yclid. The add-on also uses customized tracking prevention on sites like AliExpress, Amazon, BalkanAuction, GitHub, Massdrop, MySupermarket, and Sitepoint. No exceptions or external resources are loaded, and there is no configuration required.

## Rankings

- #35,319 — Overall
- #33 — tracking
- #150 — aliexpress
- #211 — remove

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-tracking-params)