A small follow-up release: referrer policy is now a full tri-state, closing the gap requested in #9.
New
- "Allow Permissive Referrers (unsafe-url)" toggle in Shields & Content Protection on all platforms (
DefaultBraveReferrersSetting: 1, Brave 142+). Sites that specify a permissive referrer policy (unsafe-url) receive the full referring URL cross-origin for sites that malfunction under Brave's capped referrers. Requested in #9. - It is mutually exclusive with the existing "Cap Referrers (Strict Origin)" toggle checking one unchecks the other. Leaving both unchecked writes no referrer policy at all: Brave keeps its default capping, and you can still loosen it per-site by lowering Shields on that site.
Notes
- Allowing permissive referrers is a global privacy loosening, so it is not part of any preset it can only be enabled manually. The Maximum Privacy preset continues to enforce capped referrers.
- Exports/imports round-trip the new value; configs from older versions import unchanged.
- The Windows GUI grew slightly (980px tall) to fit the new row.
After applying, verify at brave://policy - every row should report OK.