Auto Referer

Control referer to protect privacy and not break web

Auto Referer - Control HTTP Referer

Auto Referer is a Chrome extension that allows you to control HTTP Referer, protecting your privacy while ensuring that web functionality is not compromised. It provides a referer policy for web frames, in-page resources, and trims referer to a specific format. The extension also allows temporary disablement for specific tabs or windows if a web page breaks.
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Extension stats

Users: 353
-14
Version: 0.8.50 (Last updated: 2024-07-30)
Creation date: 2021-12-24
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
  • ws://*/*
  • wss://*/*
  • <all_urls>
  • contextMenus
  • storage
Size: 35.66K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Control HTTP Referer to protect privacy and not break web. Open source at https://github.com/garywill/autoReferer

Referer policy:

  1. For webs' top frame (i.e. clicking link, navigating, redirecting etc.): 1). If origin and target url have same domain, allow trimmed referer 2). If origin and target url have different domain, no referer

  2. For in-page resources (images, videos, js, css etc.), allow trimmed referer (this is the key to not break most webs, also a balance between privacy and experience)

  3. Trim referer: Any referer should be no more than http(s)://domain-name:port/

  4. Not allow referer that not starts with "http" or "https". (Please feedback if you find something broken due to this)

  5. No referer when downgrade from HTTPS/WSS to HTTP/WS

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Auto Referer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Auto Referer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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