Auto Referer

Control HTTP referer to protect privacy and not break web. And this is the addon (maybe the only one?) that deals with the 'document.referrer' bug

Auto Referer - Control HTTP referer to protect privacy

Auto Referer is a Firefox add-on that provides control over HTTP referer to protect privacy and prevent web breakage. It offers a workaround for the 'document.referrer' bug and allows you to enable/disable the add-on for specific tabs or globally.
Download
View on Firefox Browser Add-ons

Add-on stats

By: GarryW
Users: 370
4
Rating: 4.43
(7)
Version: 0.8.51 (Last updated: 2024-08-01)
Creation date: 2020-03-26
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
  • ws://*/*
  • wss://*/*
  • <all_urls>
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 36.60K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 5,350 ▲ 38
Other rankings
Upgrade to see more rankings

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Firefox add-ons? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Firefox-Stats data as you browse the Firefox Browser Add-ons.

Add-on summary

Analyze keywords

Control HTTP referer to protect privacy and not break web.

Notice: Due to browser bug on javascript document.referrer on Firefox 69+ (1601496, 1601743) (also on Chrome), using a regular referer controlling addon you can get 70% of expected protection until they fix that bug.

So, we've implemented a workaround to improve protection to 85%. Please enable workaround in addon settings (Firefox only currently).

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/ (like Firefox's native about:config setting network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy = 2).
  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
We believe that can protect privacy enough and won't break web.

document.referrer bug workaround This addon doesn't use content script. Content script hiding document.referrer is not 100% reliable.

See more

User reviews

by Firefox user 18583756, 2024-09-05
by Firefox user 18583756, 2024-09-05
by Firefox user 18583756, 2024-09-05
View all user reviews

Add-on 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 add-on.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details