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To get around this you can disable the inclusion of the referrer. In firefox set `Network.http.sendRefererHeader` to `0` in about:config. Of course this only le
by jay-anderson 9y ago
To get around this you can disable the inclusion of the referrer. In firefox set `Network.http.sendRefererHeader` to `0` in about:config. Of course this only lets you avoid it. But, yeah, I agree. That's pretty rotten behavior and worth avoiding linking there.
- guelo 9y agoOr you can just copy paste the link.
- djsumdog 9y agoI remember see this once before from his blog. Why is he such a dick to HN? Does he have a post about it? (and I guess archive.is link it to avoid the egg testicle).
- Zarel 9y agoPersonally, I right-click and use "Open in Incognito Window" in these sorts of situations. I assume Firefox has an analogous feature.
- rplnt 9y agoI was under the impression browser doesn't send referrer when using https. Was it always like this?
- lol768 9y agoThe default referrer policy is "no-referrer-when-downgrade", so it won't send a Referer header to a "less" secure destination (HTTPS -> HTTP), but it will send one to an "equally" secure destination (HTTPS -> HTTPS). Websites can override this though. For example, HN could send a "no-referrer" directive to prevent any Referer header being sent. More information: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Referrer-Policy https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Re...