Referrer

[poison]

After failing the PCFlank.com Browser Test, I have now disabled referrers. Is this a real risk to priviacy or not? Do you have send referrer enabled? Thanks!

[ThunderZ]

I use the Refcontrol add-on with Firefox. Have it set to Forge. It sends the root site of what ever site\page I am visiting.

I did`t vote cause it is`t off but it is`t set at default on either.

[Pedro]

Same as ThunderZ. Once i knew of that extension, i never thought about referrers again.

[tsec]

I use RefControl as well and have it to forge /root).

There's a few websites I check out periodiocally concerning defence and intel - I quite often will have the referrer set to some obscure .cn website for these, just for a laugh

[chrisretusn]

I use RefControl as well. I voted On.

[noone_particular]

When a site requests a referrer from my PC, they see their own site.

Part of Proxomitrons default filterset.

[Keyboard_Commando]

Originally Posted by poison

After failing the PCFlank.com Browser Test, I have now disabled referrers. Is this a real risk to priviacy or not? Do you have send referrer enabled? Thanks!

A while ago ... a girl in my class at college visited a friends blog site directly from her unpassworded photobucket that contained some interesting photos. So yeah, I guess you have to be a bit careful with website owners (creepy friends) that can identify you personally.

I have Refcontrol. I use Forge command for default.

[chrisretusn]

Originally Posted by poison

Is this a real risk to priviacy or not?

No one has answered this question yet. This is a good description of the referrer; HTTP referrer - Wikipedia. I personally don't consider it a real privacy hazard. As I already mentioned I use RefControl but my default setting is normal, except for third party request.

[noone_particular]

The referrer is one way your movements can be tracked. By itself, it only shows the site that you came from. Combined with tracking cookies, a much better picture of your web travels can be assembled.

[GlobalForce]

Is this a real risk to priviacy or not? <== Privacy question yes - belonging in the other topics sub-section, no.
Conscientious of where I'm going, I don't find having it on much of an ordeal - my caches dumped on exit.

[chrisretusn]

Yes it really makes a difference if you save cookies and cache from session to session, me I clear them out with the brower exits.

[GlobalForce]

I'll add my browser goes through a lotta reloads!

[Keyboard_Commando]

Disabling or spoofing referrer can help you be slightly anonymous on the net. Google analytics *and the likes* are always watching for patterns.