Re: Re: disable referer ? (was: Framed & Linked Content)
| From: | Richard Lynch | Date: | Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:33:09 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: disable referer ? (was: Framed & Linked Content) | ||
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On Tue, January 29, 2008 10:55 am, 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.
>
> What is the purpose of disabling it?
It's none of your [bleep] business what website I was on before I came
to your site...
Large companies and advertising and the sharing of personal data in
the background makes this a pretty serious privacy issue if you think
about it for a while.
--
Some people have a "gift" link here.
Know what I want?
I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist.
http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch
Yeah, I get a buck. So?