content: I figured out a long time ago that Google replaces your links on-the-fly with Google tracking redirects. That is, your links will appear normal to you when a search page first loads, but are changed instantly when you click on them (you can see this process in action by watching the status bar when right clicking on a link to a new page). This is easier to accidentally see on Firefox than on Chrome (last I used Chrome anyway, ~ 6 years ago) as Chrome makes the redirect much less obvious. DDG uses the same tactic on mobile, where you can't easily verify it (by either right clicking or by inspecting the page). There is no good solution.