How to open a link in jQuery without the referral information
jquery
Solution
I think every browser out there automatically tacks this information onto all requests, and there's no way to directly modify it with JavaScript.
After scouring the web, you do have a couple of options though:
- Launch the link from within a Flash application
- Launch the link from within a Java applet
- Run your URL through a referrer cloaker/spoofer service
All options are ugly and I wouldn't recommend them for usability reasons. I'm basing this off of an old Google Answers question, but I think the answers stand.
Problem
I need to open a link from within jQuery but i need to avoid sending the referral information. In shorter words, i need to simulate rel="noreferrer" Is it feasible?