Chrome-Stats extension
Auto Referer
Control referer to protect privacy and not break web
What is Auto Referer?
Stats
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- *://*/*
- ws://*/*
- wss://*/*
- <all_urls>
- contextMenus
- storage
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Summary
Control HTTP Referer to protect privacy and not break web. Open source at https://github.com/garywill/autoReferer
Referer policy:
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
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)
Trim referer: Any referer should be no more than
http(s)://domain-name:port/Not allow referer that not starts with "http" or "https". (Please feedback if you find something broken due to this)
No referer when downgrade from HTTPS/WSS to HTTP/WS
Safety
Risk impact
Auto Referer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Auto Referer if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Auto Referer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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