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Update README to mention additional tokens
Also link to Wikipedia's description of UTM parameters, which is more useful than Google's deprecated documentation.
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README.md

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# Tracking Token Stripper
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This is a Chrome and Firefox browser extension that strips Google Analytics
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(i.e. [Urchin Tracking Monitor][utm]) tokens from URL query strings. This is
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done *before* the web request is made and results in both more private browsing
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as well as more aesthetically-pleasing URLs.
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(i.e. [Urchin Tracking Monitor][utm]) tokens, and Google and Facebook click
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tracking identifiers, from URL query strings. This is done *before* the web
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request is made and results in both more private browsing as well as more
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aesthetically pleasing URLs.
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Install from the [Chrome Web Store][store] or [Firefox Add-ons][addons].
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The following [Google Analytics query string parameters][params] are stripped:
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The following query string parameters are stripped:
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- fbclid
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- gclid
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- utm_source
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- utm_medium
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- utm_term
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[Urchin Logo](http://www.openclipart.org/detail/69997) by Jordan Irwin / Deluge.
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[utm]: https://support.google.com/urchin/answer/28307?hl=en
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[utm]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTM_parameters
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[store]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kcpnkledgcbobhkgimpbmejgockkplob
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[addons]: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/utm-tracking-token-stripper/
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[params]: http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=55578
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[permissions]: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions
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[webRequest]: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/webRequest

manifest.json

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"version": "2.2",
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"manifest_version": 2,
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"author": "Jon Parise",
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"description": "Removes Google Analytics (UTM), Google and Facebook Click tracking tokens from URL query strings.",
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"description": "Removes Google Analytics (UTM), Google and Facebook click tracking tokens from URL query strings.",
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"homepage_url": "https://github.com/jparise/chrome-utm-stripper",
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"icons" :{
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"48" : "icon-48.png",

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