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type: note
tags: [google search, url mapping, web privacy, data tracking, browser fingerprinting, cybersecurity, note]
created: 2026-02-07T16:51:53.034+00:00
updated: 2026-04-06T10:55:52.664341+00:00
---# ▦ Google URL breakdown

What Each Parameter Means
Parameter	Meaning	Structural?	Identifying?	Safe to Remove?
q=Anand+Giridharadas	Your search query	Required	No	❌ Cannot remove
newwindow=1	Open results in new window	Optional	No	✔️
sca_esv=...	Google internal session/version token	Internal	Potentially identifying (session-linked)	✔️
sxsrf=...	Anti‑CSRF token	Internal	Yes (session-linked)	✔️
udm=50	UI mode (e.g., “web results only”)	Optional	No	✔️
fbs=...	Feedback/session blob	Internal	Yes	✔️
aep=1	Ad‑related preference flag	Optional	No	✔️
ntc=1	New tab context	Optional	No	✔️
sa=X	Source action (UI click type)	Internal	No	✔️
ved=...	Click-tracking metadata	Tracking	Yes	✔️
biw=2550	Browser inner width	Device fingerprinting	Yes	✔️
bih=1263	Browser inner height	Device fingerprinting	Yes	✔️
dpr=1.5	Device pixel ratio	Device fingerprinting	Yes	✔️
mtid=...	Marketing/tracking ID	Tracking	Yes	✔️
mstk=...	Session token	Tracking	Yes	✔️
csuir=1	UI experiment flag	Optional	No	✔️

## Links

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**Keywords:** google search, url mapping, web privacy, data tracking, browser fingerprinting, cybersecurity, note
