Here's a question about lemmy.world: Does it send a referrer, when you open a link there?
Because feddit.org (which is also an #Lemmy) does, but lemmy.world seems to not do that? Is that right and if yes, intentional?
Here's a question about lemmy.world: Does it send a referrer, when you open a link there?
Because feddit.org (which is also an #Lemmy) does, but lemmy.world seems to not do that? Is that right and if yes, intentional?
2 Comments
MrKaplan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
we currently have a Referrer-Policy that doesn't share the referrer with third party sites, so your observation is correct.
it's a mechanism to reduce potential for user tracking.
this is similar to the default behavior seen on mastodon: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/33214
mho@social.heise.de · 4 pts · 1y
@MrKaplan
Thanks for the answer and the confirmation.
You're right about it being the default on #Mastodon, but it can be changed now. mastodon.social now sends a simple referrer and where's the harm on a bigger platform with many different users?
Here's a nice explanation for why it could help adoption and help with the visibility of a platform like lemmy.wotld without making users unsafe:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/mastodon-now-sends-referer-headers-hurrah/