Author's note (July 2016): The answer below was written in 2011, and is still working in Google Search. I have published new extensions that use a different method to remove the search result indirection, which works on even more Google sites and on mobile.
TL;DR: Don't track me Google is a user script Don't track me Google is an extension I made that allows you to copy normal URLs, while hiding the referrer to the sites you're visiting.
Installation
Explanation
I have written a method which replaces the link-modifying rwt
function with a bogus function that can't be touched by Google.
By preventing Google from overwriting the rwt
function, the link cannot be modified any more. This method depends on the Object.defineProperty
method (Firefox 4+ and Chrome 5+). The fallback requires Firefox 2+ and Chrome 1+.
Firefox 2+
If you only want to remove the link-modifying behaviour, and not care about showing your search queries through the referrer, this GreaseMonkey script can be used:
(very non-strict @include
rules using wildcards and the Magic TLD)
// ==UserScript==
// @name Don't track me Google
// @namespace Rob W
// @include http://*.google.tld/*
// @include https://*.google.tld/*
// @version 1.2
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
"use strict";
if (Object.defineProperty) {
Object.defineProperty(unsafeWindow,"rwt", {value: function(){return !0;}, writable: false });
} else {
unsafeWindow.__defineGetter__('rwt',function(){return function(){return !0}});
}
Google Chrome does not support Magic TLDs, so the closest you can get is *://*.google.com/*
(repeat the rule, replace .com
with other supported Google TLDs).
In Chrome, scripts have to be injected in the form of a <script>
tag, because Content scripts are executed in an "isolated world".
Chrome & Firefox 2+ - Link to source code
On January 21st, 2012, I published an extended version, which includes a referrer-hiding method, so that others cannot see your search query. This greatly improves your privacy.
(Update from 2016: this referrer hiding is not needed any more in modern browser because of the referrer policy, which only shows the domain in the Referer header)
Why use Tineye and then search for text on Google? Search for the image on Google and use the date range like you were: google search
Remember, you can just drag and drop an image into Google image search (it'll even figure out the name of the image like it did in my search example) which is pretty awesome actually.
However, be careful, as the date Google shows in its results may not reflect the actual date the page or image was created!
Best Answer
You could set the site: filter to the top-level domain (TLD) of that country. For example:
Search for
foo site:uk
and you'll only get results from sites with the TLD name "uk", which limits results to the United Kingdom.