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Isn't it about time we dropped the HTTP referer header? If we lived in a World where that header didn't exist, and somebody came along today and proposed that w
by mike-cardwell 12y ago
Isn't it about time we dropped the HTTP referer header? If we lived in a World where that header didn't exist, and somebody came along today and proposed that we add it to Firefox, Chrome or IE, there would be absolute outrage. If the proponents then argued: "Yeah, but it will make tracking users easier, and we might be able to target advertising better to make more money", people would not accept that as a valid argument.
- slashdotaccount 12y agoI agree, cross-site referrer headers are harmful for our privacy, but same-host referrer headers can be legitimately useful.
- rubinelli 12y agoThe HTTP referer hearder was a very valuable tool for webmasters to correct broken links or prevent abuse years before ad targeting became a thing.