Re: Re: disable referer ? (was: Framed & Linked Content)

On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 13:01 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 17:55 +0100, Per Jessen wrote: > > Robert Cummings wrote: > > > > > Referer value is completely worthless. Many people completely disable > > > it-- such as myself :) > > > > But most people probably don't - 'coz most don't know how to edit e.g. > > the firefox config. > > I use Opera :) > > > What is the purpose of disabling it? > > Sites use it to cross reference your habits. It let's them know from > whence you've come. Whether that be google, msn, freepr0n, etc. No one's > business but my own how I arrived at point X in my surfing travels. Actually, now you made me think on it... the primary reason I disable referrer logging is because it will also pass along lovely information such as any session ID embedded in the URL. So if you happen to get on a malicious site, they could access the account from which you've come. Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'