Closed Bug 1145189 Opened 9 years ago Closed 3 years ago

Make use of DuckDuckGo meta referrers instead using redirects for search results

Categories

(Firefox :: Search, defect, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Search
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: stef, Unassigned)

References

Details

DuckDuckGo already uses <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> and there should be no need to use redirects for search results (no search terms leakage).
What do you mean by "meta referrer setting"? I.e. what change are you proposing exactly to our search plugin?
Right, not the best summary, sorry.

I'm proposing kd=-1 query param addition to searchplugin or changing default (for Firefox at least) on the DDG side.
Summary: DuckDuckGo should use meta referrer setting instead redirects → Make use of DuckDuckGo meta referrers instead using redirects for search results
Can you comment on this maybe Mike?
Flags: needinfo?(mconnor)
I'll talk to DDG. I know they've been tracking meta referrer support.
Flags: needinfo?(mconnor)
Priority: -- → P3

I just had a look at DDG's site and documentation. They do use <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> in their pages by default. Regardless of the kd parameter setting.

Looking at their privacy settings, and also this help page, they detect modern vs old browsers, and add the redirects only if necessary.

Since Firefox is a "modern" browser, we don't get the r.duckduckgo.com redirects being added, hence I think this is no longer an issue.

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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