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If I type in the address bar a URL or click a bookmark rather than click a link, is the referrer still sent?

• dao- 7y ago
  No.
• deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]
• mobjack 7y ago
  If they don't see a referer, then they can assume that you typed in the URL or bookmarked the page. That could signal higher intent than someone clicking a random clickbait link to your site. Other events could prevent the referer from being sent too, but you can filter some of those out using other tracking methods and looking at user behavior.
  • dao- 7y ago
    > If they don't see a referer, then they can assume that you typed in the URL or bookmarked the page. ... or followed a link from an IM or some other source outside of the browser. Too many possibilities to really assume anything and draw conclusions.
• JohnFen 7y ago
  No, which is why years ago I developed the habit of not clicking links, but copying them and pasting them into a new browser instance. That also gives me the opportunity to delete the tracking parameters that are added to a lot of links.
• syrrim 7y ago
  You can also disable/spoof referer in about:config