Ade Malsasa Akbar contact
Senior author, Open Source enthusiast.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 00:19

Google actually will track every your click in the search result page. Google redirects all links. So you never get the real URL when doing Copy Link Location. So how to remove that Google behavior in Chrome/Chromium and Firefox? How to protect yourself from this Google indirection? You just need the right add-ons.

Freedom To Copy A Link

Chrome/Chromium

Install Don't track me google extension.

  1. Open https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-track-me-google/gdbofhhdmcladcmmfjolgndfkpobecpg. It is the extension official at Chrome Web Store.
  2. Click Add To Chrome button. 
  3. Try to do googling and copy link address some links. 

Firefox

Install Google search link fix add-on. 
  1. Open Firefox. 
  2. Open menu Tools > Add-ons or by shortcut Shift+Ctrl+A. 
  3. Search the name google search link fix. 
  4. Install that add-on. 
  5. Try to do googling and copy link location some links.