[sketerpot]

I would actually really like for my search engine referrer headers to be blocked, even without the privacy concerns, for one simple reason: some web sites highlight the search terms they find in search engine referrer headers. That annoys the crap out of me, and I usually end up either closing the tab or going to the URL bar and adding and deleting a space in there, then reloading the page without referrer headers.

Web developers: please, please don't highlight search terms. What the hell is the point of that? Oh well; I guess it's soon to become moot.

[eagleal]

Not only that, but sites like ExpertExchange abuse the referrer header. Since EE uses the referrer to build the content (or at least it's part of the process), can this be a problem to their business?

[Pistos2]

Honest question: Is adding and deleting a space necessary? I think it is sufficient in all browsers just to focus the address bar and press Enter.

[daleharvey]

the same reason google do it?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=terms

people dont like reading stuff, when the search they scan for the relevant content.