On: Firefox 59 to strip path information from referrer values for 3rd parties

[badrabbit]

As a user I don't want you to know that information. I wish there was a way to click on links with the referer field removed entirely from the request(maybe via context menu)

[lovelearning → badrabbit]

If you're using Firefox, open 'about:config' and set 'network.http.sendRefererHeader' to 0.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.sendRefererHeader

[nyolfen → lovelearning]

this seems like it turns it off for everyone, not just third parties

[lovelearning → nyolfen]

Yes, it strips off for any URL. For only third parties, I believe 'network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy' is the relevant flag (haven't tried it out myself).

"Can one disable the HTTP referrer for only when one is going to a third-party domain?" https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130505

[mirimir → badrabbit]

I use RefControl in Firefox. I've set the default to be the root of the destination site. That is, for example, clicking a link to https://foo.com sends https://foo.com as the referrer.

[robocat → mirimir]

There is an about:config setting called spoofSource which does the same thing I think - see comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16286542

[mirimir → robocat]

Thanks. Good to know.

[nayuki → mirimir]

RefControl is a great add-on, but it isn't compatible with the new Firefox Quantum (57+). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/

[mirimir → nayuki]

Yes, Quantum will break lots of stuff. Maybe too much for me to use it. Recent Firefox changes have already broken some of my iMacros scripts :(

[arghwhat → badrabbit]

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer

A stock Firefox can tune the referer behavior through about:config, including completely disabled or spoofed to the target URL.

[ams6110 → badrabbit]

You can sort of do that, context menu -> copy url -> open a new tab -> paste url

[zamber → ams6110]

You can disable refferer sending in FF https://askubuntu.com/questions/797135/how-to-disable-http-r...

[paulie_a → zamber]

Is there a way to randomize the ref url?

It's increasingly becoming impossible to have any actual privacy, so in my opinion the best option is to make the data collected worthless.

[nofunsir → ams6110]

I do this quite often, and it is indeed usually because I don't want the site to know where I came from.

[fnl → badrabbit]

As nobody mentioned it yet, I think: I use the smart referrer plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer...