The article claims that browsers drop referrer (well, "referer" :) header when you open a link in a new tab (look for those direct hits mention).
The last time I checked, that was not the case: can anyone confirm if this is true (I'll check myself later, but curious if someone knows off the top of their head).
I think most browsers don't include referrer information when clicking a link on a HTTPS site which leads to a HTTP site, but other than that I believe the information is kept by default.
The last time I checked, that was not the case: can anyone confirm if this is true (I'll check myself later, but curious if someone knows off the top of their head).
If so, it'd be very weird.