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There are some news websites that blocks private browsing[1]. Private browsing is a method of bypass the paywall, so they they make a private-browsing-wall. 1: https://imgur.com/a/gXEtl
What is the current mechanism for them to know that you are in private browsing mode?
If Mozilla genuinely prioritized its users' interest it would block ads and tracking networks, which are the major way people's private information is leaked and also a primary vector for hacking. And yet for some mysterious reason Firefox hasn't broken ranks with Google by incorporating ad blocking. Even though its an obvious major feature and Firefox is losing marketshare every year. We know why Google won't priori…
If Firefox disabled ads by default, a large number of sites would likely block Firefox or set up angry messages telling the user to switch browsers. Yes, you could bypass that, but most people wouldn't bother. Add in the logistical issues, and the fact that some of the things blocked are beneficial, then I see no reason to expect the conspiracy you suspect.
More people use ad-blockers than Firefox has users. The best way to attract more users is to make the best possible browser. That means incorporating ad-blocking as users have loudly demanded for a decade.
For a moment I thought this was an example to make a point…
Happy to see FF do the right thing here and I'm really curious if Google will follow suit. Microsoft and Apple have an opportunity here to show they care about end user privacy than Google.
As someone that digs in this data for a living, personally strongly believe this should be on by default for all browsing. The example they give is an insanely bad design for healthcare.gov and I would absolutely not want to find that type of data in my analytics telemetry. It is very useful to know where your traffic is coming from, but that’s usually viewed at a higher level than the querystring params being shown.…
Yes it's great from a marketer's point of view. From a consumer's point of view, I don't want you to know where I came from. I don't really care if it's useful to you. It's the difference between pleasing marketers vs pleasing users. Firefox chose wisely
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Well, probably I would be fine if they would remove the referrer completely (if it has a different domain than the current site, otherwise they might notice the tampering). After all the referrer is useful for the site owner, not for the browser user.
Some websites rely (at least in part for verification) on referrer for the authentication process, I can imagine that causing some headaches for people.
For those confused as to why half the comments have "misspelled" referrer, here's an interesting bit of history: The misspelling of referrer originated in the original proposal by computer scientist Phillip Hallam-Baker to incorporate the field into the HTTP specification. The misspelling was set in stone by the time of its incorporation into the Request for Comments standards document RFC 1945; document co-author Ro…
As someone that digs in this data for a living, personally strongly believe this should be on by default for all browsing. The example they give is an insanely bad design for healthcare.gov and I would absolutely not want to find that type of data in my analytics telemetry. It is very useful to know where your traffic is coming from, but that’s usually viewed at a higher level than the querystring params being shown.…
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)
As someone that digs in this data for a living, personally strongly believe this should be on by default for all browsing. The example they give is an insanely bad design for healthcare.gov and I would absolutely not want to find that type of data in my analytics telemetry. It is very useful to know where your traffic is coming from, but that’s usually viewed at a higher level than the querystring params being shown.…
Yeah, but it may surprise you to know that your opinion isn't shared by the people who own the computers in question, or the private data you're digging in.
Your personal strong belief is, in this case, utterly irrelevant.