• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    2 hours ago

    Literally baked into http is a “referrer URL” option.

    None of this is new. It’s literally built into the protocols we use daily.

    • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Very true, you’re right.

      It’s just that the sort of “depth” and “breadth” of the tracking has evolved, as well as the ways marketers use that information.