Adobe Flash Player for Mozilla FireFox Does Not Send Referrers

Flash falls flat on it's face in Mozilla FirefoxAdobe Flash Player addon for Mozilla Firefox does not send HTTP referrers.

This is a public notification for web developers, something I discovered, tested and confirmed across multiple platforms and reproduced multiple times.

Behavior Observed: Adobe Flash Player addon for Mozilla Firefox does not send HTTP referrers.
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Why I don’t trust Video DownloadHelper

A very popular addon extension for Mozilla Firefox, Video DownloadHelper, allows users to easily save and convert media originally embedded into web content into a file stored on their local machine for offline playback.

Typically when software publishers desire to make their works available online, whether for free or for a fee, they seek to publish legal documentation for inclusion of the application clearly indicating that the program is copyrighted, and to identify their terms and conditions of modification to their work by third parties, including any limitations or bounds set by them. Continue Reading