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This seems like a backwards incompatible change to the Internet in one browser only. While data-users shouldn't rely on user submitted data's accuracy (includin
by gburt 12y ago
This seems like a backwards incompatible change to the Internet in one browser only. While data-users shouldn't rely on user submitted data's accuracy (including the refer[r]er), unless Mozilla can show support from the W3C/other browser vendors, this seems worth a discussion.
- cag_ii 12y agoThe W3 standard for the meta referrer element was linked in this post: http://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/ http://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
- jlogsdon 12y agoNot only that, it doesn't break anything at all. Referer is a completely optional header, and all this does is introduce a <meta> tag for controlling that. I hope more browsers pick this up soon! And also let me enforce my own setting.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- cramforce 12y agoChrome has supported this since about 2011. It is not actually new. And because it was implemented before the WebKit/blink fork even Safari supports it as well. Firefox is the 3rd browser.
- pc2g4d 12y agoThere's a W3C draft: http://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/ http://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/