# "Share a link" for a post should not leak username

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-a-link-for-a-post-should-not-leak-username/66489>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [2017 年7 月 20 日 05:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-a-link-for-a-post-should-not-leak-username/66489 "2017-07-20T05:23:45Z")\
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作者： ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
发布日期： [2017 年7 月 20 日 07:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-a-link-for-a-post-should-not-leak-username/66489/3 "2017-07-20T07:27:44Z")

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Including the username is a feature that allows Discourse to track who has shared a link. One can easily copy the URL from the web browser. If you want to disable this feature see the discussion @vinothkannans linked to.

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