If you don't want to be tracked when visiting links, just turn on that feature with #Fedilab.
It will automatically remove tracking parameters in URLs for you.
Settings > Privacy > Remove UTM parameters.
@apps I sure wish you'd expand on this: Do you mean there are some apps with this capability, other than the web access means? On the latter, I do not see the general privacy target under settings.
@apps Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question. This looks nothing like what I see when I click on the Preferences gear in the web interface.
Is this variable instance to instance?
@jrredho
What version of the app are you using?
@apps This is the web interface on a computer. There is no app.