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Well, the referer is set by the browser, so it is the browser that it not setting said HEADER. I'm not sure it is mandatory to be set either [1], so it might be correct correct behaviour according to the spec, even though it's not what might be expected.

[1] http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14...

To get people to click!

If it's new to iOS 6 vs iOS 5, then it's clearly something that changed in iOS 6.

I agree with the logic for sure - My point is more about using the active verb "Removes", as if iOS 6 gets really close to passing the referer header, but removes it at the last second.

Maybe something like "omits" or "doesn't pass" would have been more true to the story - but I understand a writer needing to have a catchy title.

Default search site changed to be SSL. Are we really complaining that's a bad thing?

Lately if its anything Apple related it seems to be interpreted as a bad thing. It is getting tiresome.

Good point. I've edited the headline to make it clearer.