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Here is a quote from the Smart Referer section: It's kind of a dick move to the sites you like since it removes valuable analytics for them, so you can (and sh
by tareqak 8y ago
Here is a quote from the Smart Referer section:
It's kind of a dick move to the sites you like since it removes valuable analytics for them, so you can (and should) whitelist domains that you want to keep sharing data with.
Why removing that information a "dick move"? When I visit a bank, restaurant, or grocery store, those places don't know where I came from before entering the store unless I have merchandise from other places. The most they can gather is that what clothing I'm currently wearing and if they keep tabs on my previous visits.
- kaxline 8y agoI'm thinking more of media sites that rely on ad dollars to pay the bills. Unless they have a direct subscription option or other way to pay for the service, you're eating into their bottom line. The real world analog would be newspapers and the ads they run.
- tareqak 8y agoEven then, newspapers either run ads without needing to know who their customers are, or solicit this information from their customers voluntarily. People like my parents don't know that a referer is involved unless it is explicitly pointed out to them.