# Usernames in shared links break anonymity

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** privacy, completed\
**Created:** [14 Abril, 2016 12:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554 "2016-04-14T12:12:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [15 Abril, 2016 23:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554/13 "2016-04-15T23:38:06Z")

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I really think most people who really want to protect their privacy are either going to 1) use the URL in the address bar, or 2) delete the u=your\_username\_here from the URL before posting it.

I know I occasionally remove it, but not due to privacy concerns, more so because I don’t want it to look like I am benefiting from posting the link.

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