Re: Re: disable referer ? (was: Framed & Linked Content)

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On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 17:55 +0100, 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. 

I use Opera :)

> What is the purpose of disabling it?

Sites use it to cross reference your habits. It let's them know from
whence you've come. Whether that be google, msn, freepr0n, etc. No one's
business but my own how I arrived at point X in my surfing travels.

Cheers,
Rob.
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