You're not the first to consider the implications of referrer headers: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/
You might find that one useful. - Sent from my phone Den 14 maj 2014 08:07 skrev "Tomer Altman" <[email protected]>: > It occurred to me that the HTTP 'referer' header field leaks information > about your browsing history. > > In the flurry of recommendations and tips on how to guard your privacy > / stay anonymous online that I have seen over the past year (such as > the BestVPN.com list), I don't recall seeing the HTTP 'referer' header > mentioned. But I could just not have been paying attention to the > correct channels. > > I figured that if any project would be sensitive to this kind of leak, > it would be the TOR project. So, using the latest version of the TOR > Browser, I created a hyperlink to the following URL on a test web page > of mine: > > http://www.whatismyreferer.com/ > > Sure enough, clicking on the test link on my personal webpage took > that URL, and the webpage dutifully reported the HTTP 'referer' header > information. It was not blocked nor obscured. > > The problem is that people might visit websites that fully or > partially identify them, and then follow links to sites that will then > track/log the HTTP 'referer' information. > > It's not clear to me how much damage could be caused by this kind of > information leak, but I thought I would ask the experts on this list > as to whether this is a legitimate concern or not. > > Thanks, > > ~Tomer > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected]. >
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