Firefox and Chrome extensions to prevent Google from making links ugly.
MIT License
At the Google Search engine, search results are converted to an ugly link upon click. This link enables tracking for Google.
For example, the search entry
http://www.google.com/
(when searching for "Google") will be replaced with:https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=Google&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&ei=Ej__TrCkJo2bOrSs2aIE&usg=AFQjCNG5-9Jej-ukVeakTgwonqt2narbYg&sig2=f9f1dWcZoj6ZUC2Zxy9y2g
This script removes Google's link-conversion/tracking feature. This speeds up loading search results and allows you to right-click or tap to copy the link URL.
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. This version worked fine for three years without any modifications.Brought to you by Rob Wu (https://robwu.nl).