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Referrer-Policy header

Category

Security

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 56)

Intent stage

None

Summary

The Referrer-Policy header allows pages to set a referrer policy by sending an HTTP response header.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-referrer-policy/
• Firefox: In development
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Positive
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/619228

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