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Information Loss: Linking from Twitter is Broken
- AndrewDucker 16y agoThis is because they'll be being launched as a plain URL by the desktop app. It just says "Operating System, please open this URL." Is there even a standard/cross-browser method of saying "Please open this URL, and here is a referrer to use."?
- sjs382 16y agoReposting my comment from the blog: Browsers are the one responsible for providing the referer information to the web server. If you come from somewhere that isn't a browser page, it is sent without a referer (and considered a "direct link") I wish I could track visits from external apps and bookmarks, but there are some privacy concerns, too.