Strip behiiv link IDs from URLs

[fmarier]

I noticed a _bhlid parameter in the following link: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/26/anthropic-publishes-the-system-prompt-that-makes-claude-tick/?_bhlid=0b2d1e067fdf041e2c1a357f8466ab8c3df13f76

and then from PublicWWW I found another example that pointed me in the direction of beehiiv.com.

Given that they advertise the ability to track clicks and opens, I assume that _bhlid stands for beehiiv link ID and that this is a unique identifier that can be traced back to an individual newsletter subscriber.

[fmarier]

I found an example newsletter with an unsubscribe link going first to
https://winnipeg-digest.beehiiv.com/subscribe/68569798-5d30-4097-9253-ce711164da4f/manage?last_resource_guid=EmailMessage%3A3bb91db1-0753-440d-8ec9-e5976971be2c&last_resource_guid=EmailMessage%3A3bb91db1-0753-440d-8ec9-e5976971be2c&jwt_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjg1Njk3OTgtNWQzMC00MDk3LTkyNTMtY2U3MTExNjRkYTRmIiwiZXhwIjoxNzI0OTU2MjE1LCJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcC5iZWVoaWl2LmNvbSIsImlhdCI6MTcyNDc4MzQxNX0.-FAzoXxy793gNeunJ6PTk1XCN3GLrZiata-DjDQiJWg
then to http://winnipeg-digest.beehiiv.com/subscribe/68569798-5d30-4097-9253-ce711164da4f/manage?last_resource_guid=EmailMessage%3A3bb91db1-0753-440d-8ec9-e5976971be2c&last_resource_guid=EmailMessage%3A3bb91db1-0753-440d-8ec9-e5976971be2c

The _bhlid parameter is not involved at all and so it's not needed to unsubscribe.

The "read online" link goes to https://winnipeg-digest.beehiiv.com/p/free-manitoba-parks-entry-weekend?_bhlid=22ba2deac78828960ee1ef01a631450a69e47743&utm_campaign=free-manitoba-parks-entry-this-weekend&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=winnipeg-digest.beehiiv.com

which does use the _bhlid parameter, but removing it still leads to a working page

[MadhaviSeelam]

Verification PASSED using

Brave | 1.71.90 Chromium: 129.0.6668.59 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
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Revision | 1f5f0d1b8a45a4c60a78c15df081751e39184b97
OS | Windows 11 Version 23H2 (Build 22631.4169)

Reproduced 1.70.117

1. Installed 1.71.90
2. launched Brave
3. opened brave://settings/shields in a new tab
4. verified Trackers & ads blocking shows Standard
5. visited https://brave.com/?_bhlid=123456

Confirmed that the URL bar only shown https://brave.com/ and no _bhlid = 123456 parameter.

example	example

[srirambv]

Verification passed on Google Pixel 8 with Android 14 running 1.71.104 x64 Beta build

• Verified steps from issue description
• Verified with Shields set to Block trackers & ads (Standard) visiting https://brave.com/?_bhlid=123456 redirects to https://brave.com and removes ?_bhlid=123456

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[hffvld]

Verified on iPhone 14 using version(s):

Device/OS: iPhone 14 / iOS 17.7
Brave build: 1.71 (116)
BraveCore: 1.71.116 (130.0.6723.58)

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STEPS:

1. Follow the STR/TP from Strip behiiv link IDs from URLs brave-core#25364 (comment)
2. Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that _bhlid=123456 parameter is removed when navigating to https://brave.com/?_bhlid=123456 and redirects to https://brave.com/ when Trackers & Ads Blocking in Brave Shields is set to Standard.

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