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As a user I don't want you to know that information. I wish there was a way to click on links with the referer field removed entirely from the request(maybe via

As a user I don't want you to know that information. I wish there was a way to click on links with the referer field removed entirely from the request(maybe via context menu)

ams6110 9y ago
You can sort of do that, context menu -> copy url -> open a new tab -> paste url
- nofunsir 9y ago
  I do this quite often, and it is indeed usually because I don't want the site to know where I came from.
- zamber 9y ago
  You can disable refferer sending in FF https://askubuntu.com/questions/797135/how-to-disable-http-referrer-in-firefox/797141#797141 https://askubuntu.com/questions/797135/how-to-disable-http-r...
  - paulie_a 9y ago
    Is there a way to randomize the ref url? It's increasingly becoming impossible to have any actual privacy, so in my opinion the best option is to make the data collected worthless.
mirimir 9y ago
I use RefControl in Firefox. I've set the default to be the root of the destination site. That is, for example, clicking a link to https://foo.com https://foo.com sends https://foo.com https://foo.com as the referrer.
- robocat 9y ago
  There is an about:config setting called spoofSource which does the same thing I think - see comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16286542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16286542
  - mirimir 9y ago
    Thanks. Good to know.
- nayuki 9y ago
  RefControl is a great add-on, but it isn't compatible with the new Firefox Quantum (57+). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/
  - mirimir 9y ago
    Yes, Quantum will break lots of stuff. Maybe too much for me to use it. Recent Firefox changes have already broken some of my iMacros scripts :(
lovelearning 9y ago
If you're using Firefox, open 'about:config' and set 'network.http.sendRefererHeader' to 0. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader
- nyolfen 9y ago
  this seems like it turns it off for everyone, not just third parties
  - lovelearning 9y ago
    Yes, it strips off for any URL. For only third parties, I believe 'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy' is the relevant flag (haven't tried it out myself). "Can one disable the HTTP referrer for only when one is going to a third-party domain?" https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130505 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130505
arghwhat 9y ago
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer A stock Firefox can tune the referer behavior through about:config, including completely disabled or spoofed to the target URL.
fnl 9y ago
As nobody mentioned it yet, I think: I use the smart referrer plugin. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer...

As a user I don't want you to know that information. I wish there was a way to click on links with the referer field removed entirely from the request(maybe via context menu)

ams6110 9y ago

You can sort of do that, context menu -> copy url -> open a new tab -> paste url

nofunsir 9y ago
I do this quite often, and it is indeed usually because I don't want the site to know where I came from.
zamber 9y ago
You can disable refferer sending in FF https://askubuntu.com/questions/797135/how-to-disable-http-referrer-in-firefox/797141#797141 https://askubuntu.com/questions/797135/how-to-disable-http-r...
- paulie_a 9y ago
  Is there a way to randomize the ref url? It's increasingly becoming impossible to have any actual privacy, so in my opinion the best option is to make the data collected worthless.

mirimir 9y ago

I use RefControl in Firefox. I've set the default to be the root of the destination site. That is, for example, clicking a link to https://foo.com https://foo.com sends https://foo.com https://foo.com as the referrer.

robocat 9y ago
There is an about:config setting called spoofSource which does the same thing I think - see comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16286542 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16286542
- mirimir 9y ago
  Thanks. Good to know.
nayuki 9y ago
RefControl is a great add-on, but it isn't compatible with the new Firefox Quantum (57+). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/
- mirimir 9y ago
  Yes, Quantum will break lots of stuff. Maybe too much for me to use it. Recent Firefox changes have already broken some of my iMacros scripts :(

lovelearning 9y ago

If you're using Firefox, open 'about:config' and set 'network.http.sendRefererHeader' to 0. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader

nyolfen 9y ago
this seems like it turns it off for everyone, not just third parties
- lovelearning 9y ago
  Yes, it strips off for any URL. For only third parties, I believe 'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy' is the relevant flag (haven't tried it out myself). "Can one disable the HTTP referrer for only when one is going to a third-party domain?" https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130505 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130505

arghwhat 9y ago

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer A stock Firefox can tune the referer behavior through about:config, including completely disabled or spoofed to the target URL.

fnl 9y ago

As nobody mentioned it yet, I think: I use the smart referrer plugin. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer...