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by mattcwilson 4531 days ago
Is the "ref" portion of the Amazon url for the USB drive traceable?

If so, it's also found on this forum, posted by "turk", in reference to a different USB drive make/model.

http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/198758-usb-flash-drive-sugg...

(Looks like the comment was edited to use a different link, but the original was quoted in the next comment down)
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martinml 4531 days ago
You're probably thinking of "tag". The "ref" parameter doesn't have anything to do with Amazon's affiliate program (which is what I understand you're talking about).
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mattcwilson 4531 days ago
Yup. zgbs is the correlator for "Best Sellers", and 3151491 seems to be thumb drives.

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-USB-Flash-Dri...

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