#tracking

[pizza-and-ramen]

Tumblr is Tracking Shared Links

It looks like Tumblr @staff have finally implemented tracking garbage into shared links in the Tumblr mobile app. It took them years and years, but Tumblr is finally making an attempt to track shared links you click or links you share with friends.

When you share a post and choose to “copy” a link to your clipboard, you can see that they use their (new?) url shortener, at.tumblr.com.  The shortened URL appears to contain: your blog name; either the ID of the destination post, or the short string associated with the post; and an alphanumeric string.  Eg:

https://at.tumblr.com/pizza-and-ramen/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious/uqndb20nkyob

The shortened URL redirects you to the destination link, but with 2 URL parameters: _branch_referrer and _branch_match_id.  Both are associated with a third-party analytics tool, branch.io.  Eg:

https://pizza-and-ramen.tumblr.com/post/118684413624/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious?_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAxXEwQ2AIAwAwIlKH8aP21RQaaSAUIIyvZpczqvmuiCSGm2yhmJsEsw8BgFFB4Vki8gCe7MnxwPc86%2BeK3w8ByqcWsU7jHnql0u99xd0v%2FAuVQAAAA%3D%3D&_branch_match_id=1104914739086906151

_branch_referrer appears to be another shortened at.tumblr.com URL, except it’s been gzipped, base64 encoded, then URL encoded.  Eg:

H4sIAAAAAAAAAxXEwQ2AIAwAwIlKH8aP21RQaaSAUIIyvZpczqvmuiCSGm2yhmJsEsw8BgFFB4Vki8gCe7MnxwPc86%2BeK3w8ByqcWsU7jHnql0u99xd0v%2FAuVQAAAA%3D%3D

URL decode to:

H4sIAAAAAAAAAxXEwQ2AIAwAwIlKH8aP21RQaaSAUIIyvZpczqvmuiCSGm2yhmJsEsw8BgFFB4Vki8gCe7MnxwPc86+eK3w8ByqcWsU7jHnql0u99xd0v/AuVQAAAA==

base64 decode to (in hex for legibility):

1F8B0800 00000000 000315C4 C10D8020 0C00C089 4A1FC68F DB545069 A4805082 32BD9A5C CEABE6BA 20921A6D B286626C 12CC3C06 01450785 648BC802 7BB327C7 03DCF3AF 9E2B7C3C 072A9C5A C53B8C79 EA974BBD F71774BF F02E5500 0000

and unzipped with gunzip:

https://at.tumblr.com/pizza-and-ramen/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious/xlz53wqdowww

which directs to the post with the same _branch_referrer but a new _branch_match_id:

https://pizza-and-ramen.tumblr.com/post/118684413624/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious?_branch_match_id=1104899685865808870&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAxXEwQ2AIAwAwIlKH8aP21RQaaSAUIIyvZpczqvmuiCSGm2yhmJsEsw8BgFFB4Vki8gCe7MnxwPc86%2BeK3w8ByqcWsU7jHnql0u99xd0v%2FAuVQAAAA%3D%3D

_branch_match_id, according to this stackoverflow answer, is an identifier unique to you, used to track users.  It could be based on browser fingerprinting, as branch.io’s branch_match_id is.

Anyway, there’s not a terribly easy way to avoid this tracking from the Tumblr mobile app, but if you get a link that has the id, not the string, you can modify it to the format of blog.tumblr.com/ID, like so before sending it to a friend:

https://at.tumblr.com/pizza-and-ramen/118684413624/uqndb20nkyob

https://pizza-and-ramen.tumblr.com/118684413624

Alternately, you could paste the link in your browser, allow it to redirect, then remove everything past the ? at the end, eg:

https://pizza-and-ramen.tumblr.com/post/118684413624/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious?_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAxXEwQ2AIAwAwIlKH8aP21RQaaSAUIIyvZpczqvmuiCSGm2yhmJsEsw8BgFFB4Vki8gCe7MnxwPc86%2BeK3w8ByqcWsU7jHnql0u99xd0v%2FAuVQAAAA%3D%3D&_branch_match_id=1104914739086906151

https://pizza-and-ramen.tumblr.com/post/118684413624/im-fucking-dying-this-is-hilarious

Anyway, this has been my privacy rant of the day.  Thanks for reading, and let me know if you know more about this than I do!

#tumblr #privacy #tracking #web development #psa #cryptography #tumblr meta #mine

[clintcatalyst]

#gif #horror #return of the living dead #movie #static #vhs #tracking #video

[mapsontheweb]

The journey of Slavc, a Slovenian wolf who helped repopulate northeastern Italy over a century after the extinction of the species in the region

#maps #wolves #slovenia #italy #tracking #slavc

[deep-dark-fears]

No stars. A fear submitted by Michaela to Deep Dark Fears - thanks!

You can find original artwork in my store, click over here to check it out!

#comics #deepdarkfears #Deep Dark fears #Fran Krause #scary #fear #delivery #slice of life #watercolor #sketch #sketchbook #art #illustration #map #tracking

[honeytonedhottie]

restocking and replenishing⋆.ೃ࿔*:･✍🏽

im making this post cuz i think its helpful to keep track of what u normally need and normally buy + how long it lasts u until it needs to be replaced.

i separate mine weekly/monthly depending on what it is that i need, but by creating a sort of system like this u can save a lot of time when u go shopping, plus it'll bring ur organization to the next level.

HOW TO DO IT ;

so get some paper (preferably graphed paper, simply bcuz i find it neater and more aesthetically pleasing) and on one side write weekly and on the other side write monthly.

remember to use scented glitter gel pens and have FUN, make little doodles on the sides and decorate it with stickers when ur done.

on the weekly side write out what u need on a weekly basis. for example one thing on the weekly side of my list is sheet masks cuz i use them 1-2x a week.

use bullet points so that then everything is concise and easy to read, also when u go and buy them make sure to write the prices of those items, then u can use that data if u have other charts or lists ✨

on the monthly side write out what u need on a monthly basis. for example one thing on the monthly side of my list are my vitamins and my chlorophyll droplets.

DESIGNATE A DAY ;

have a designated day when u usually go and get whatever is on ur restock and replenish list. have some fun with it and make it a tradition of sorts even.

ur designated day should preferably be before ur week/month starts so that then u are fully equipped with what u need to feel and perform at ur best

my designated day is USUALLY saturdays and on my restock and replenish days i always have a kombucha and treat myself to something else that i want.

#honeytonedhottie⭐️ #it girl #becoming that girl #self concept #self care #self love #that girl #it girl energy #dream girl #dream girl tips #dream life #organization #organization tips #self improvement #self reflection #self development #finance #tracking #lists #hyper femininity #girly #girl blogging #girl blog #romanticize

[reality-detective]

If this 👆 is true, it would not surprise me 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #microchip #human surveillance #tracking

[fruitcage]

#prodigy #prodigy email #1995 #90s #1990s #90s tech #90s computers #WJZ news #VHS #VHSwave #vaporwave #synthwave #tracking #flashing #gif #my gifs #write a message

[neondreams83]

#80s #1980s #retro #vintage #danger zone #VHS #VCR #TV #NEON #tracking #haze #late nite tv #FM #saturday night dead #new retro wave #BETAMAX

[kvothbloodless]

God okay so I tried to resist making this post because I cannot give it even a tenth if a percent of the effort it deserves and also its very obvious but god. The parallels between Baru Cormorant and Practical Guide to Evil are Getting to me. Like I said, i know this is obvious because theyre both early members of the lesbian atrocities subgenre but still. Fuck.

Theres So many parallels but also so many interesting differences! Alas, for I am tired and longposts are long.

#practical guide to evil #pgte #baru cormorant #the masquerade #tracking

[futurebird]

Is this "the first human-made textbook"?

Huge drawings of touchable animal tracks would be an ideal teaching tool for young hunters & trackers. These rock carvings in Namibia are hard to date, but the paper estimates they are at least 5000 to 7000 years old.

The authors of the paper sought out the assistance of local hunter and trackers to better identify the animals represented in the rock art. The range of species identified and the specificity of the depicted species was remarkable, showing the detail and depth of human knowledge of the natural world even thousands of years ago. (The trackers could tell the age and sex of many of the animals represented by the prints.)

Some of the carvings are in a narrow crevice, almost like it was a "test" where the student could move through the prints identifying them by touch. (that's just my guess for how they used it, the authors of the paper are more circumspect in their ideas about what this was for)

Some of the prints are from animals who no longer live in the region, possibly pushing the age of the site deeper into the past.

#rock art #early humans #Namibia #tracking #animal footprints #hunter gatherer #Doro! #footprints #human footprint #hooves #bushcraft #cave art #cave paintings #prehistoric #prehistory #teaching #education #learning #history #anthropology

[noodlebelli]

3 to 2 Trait Tracker

Just searching for the trait project on tumblr I found some new creators that have made very recent trait mods. @lilbabydilljr and @fwaysims to name a few. Fway's are huge and add a lot of gameplay to the traits project. Looking at Rowena's original Tracker though, It hasn't been updated in the past year. I've started tracking them myself and am sharing my google doc tracker with all of you.

In case I forget and don't update when a new trait mod comes out or updated, feel free to give me a chat.

*Edited 2-3-2023* the Google doc is now embedded in my blog. If you still have access to the doc in your Google drive, that's fine.

#sims2 #3to2triats #3to2 traits project #tracking #google doc

[viejospellejos]

Taylor Swift amenaza con denunciar a un estudiante que trackea y publica los vuelos y contaminación de los famosos:

Todo viene a raíz de que el adolescente publicase su último vuelo, de tan solo 13 MINUTOS:

Y claro, los memes no se han hecho esperar:

#taylor swift #vuelo #vuelos #jet #jets #tracking #contaminacion #famosos

[axeandantler]

Fresh Partridge Tracks in the Snow, Northern Maine

#cottagecore #outdoors #homesteading #aesthetic #naturecore #rural #woods #nature #hunting #tracking #snow #winter

[mapsontheweb]

Shark with GPS paints a shark on the map

#maps #sharks #tracking

[lizember]

Love @pearlmania500 on tiktok. I’ve only seen one other person talking about push notifications being tracked by governments. I hope they are enjoying the 100 plus reminders I set for myself that I ignore. Cheers!

#push notifications #tracking #tiktok #government #the government wouldn’t do that #based

[fuzzyghost]

#tracking #vhs #aesthetic #hazy #retro #gif