[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50468: WordPress Amazon Embed code is adding affiliate tracking code when any amazon product URL is pasted on both editors

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#50468: WordPress Amazon Embed code is adding affiliate tracking code when any
amazon product URL is pasted on both editors
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 Reporter:  jayantkumarrana        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:
Component:  Embeds                 |     Version:  5.2
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  has-screenshots close  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * focuses:  coding-standards =>
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 @jayantkumarrana Are you the author of that article? If so I recommend you
 redact it entirely, or contact the author and recommend that they do.
 `kpembed-20` is the default `ref` value that's used for all Amazon oEmbeds
 and nobody is earning $17M commission from this.

 This can be seen in the response to an oEmbed request to Amazon
 (https://read.amazon.com/kp/api/oembed?maxwidth=600&maxheight=870&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com
 %2FAmazonBasics-Microfiber-Sheet-Set-
 Queen%2Fdp%2FB00Q7OAFDK%2F&dnt=1&format=json):

 {{{
 {
     "author_name": null,
     "width": 600,
     "html": "<iframe type=\"text/html\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\"
 frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\"
 src=\"https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?preview=inline&linkCode=kpd&ref_=k4w_oembed_qWKQVhbjIwcPGC&asin=B00Q7OAFDK&tag=kpembed-20\"></iframe>",
     "provider_url": "https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=13489836011",
     "type": "rich",
     "title": "AmazonBasics Lightweight Super Soft Easy Care Microfiber
 Sheet Set with 16\" Deep Pockets - Queen, Spa Blue",
     "provider_name": "Amazon",
     "version": "1.0",
     "height": 550
 }
 }}}

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