# IOS app shares referrer URL not current page

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/ios-app-shares-referrer-url-not-current-page/103238>\
**Category:** Mobile Support\
**Tags:** ios\
**Created:** [January 21, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/ios-app-shares-referrer-url-not-current-page/103238 "2020-01-21T01:01:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Spodzone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@Spodzone](https://community.brave.app/u/Spodzone)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/ios-app-shares-referrer-url-not-current-page/103238/1 "2020-01-21T01:01:48Z")

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This is particularly noticeable when using a search engine, especially DuckDuckGo.  
Method:  
New tab  
Do search  
Follow one link  
Use share to Copy current link  
Paste it somewhere =\> you’ll see an outgoing DDG URL  
Click in the Brave location bar, select all, copy  
Paste it somewhere =\> you’ll see an outgoing DDG URL

There’s some indication this might only be the first time of following an outbound link. Repeating the search and following the same page did not exhibit the same problem, but following another result did.  
Other search engines not tested.

Update: by facilitating inadvertent sharing of search-engine outgoing links, this bug means Brave facilitates leaking the user’s search-engine of choice. Ironic.

I see this has been posted and ignored twice before. The problem is still live.

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/ios-app-shares-referrer-url-not-current-page/103238/2 "2020-01-21T18:51:12Z")

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@Spodzone,  
Here is how I attempted to reproduce this:

1. Open Brave on iOS in a new tab
2. Search on DDG for Khan Academy
3. Click on a link that leads to the KA website.
4. `Menu --> Share --> Copy`
5. Paste into blank text message – this produces the URL [https://www.khanacademy.org/math](https://www.khanacademy.org/math)
6. Return to Brave and `Select all --> Copy` the URL in the address bar.
7. Paste into blank text message – this produces the URL [https://www.khanacademy.org/math](https://www.khanacademy.org/math)

The only way I can copy a DDG URL in this context is if I run the search, then _on the DDG search results page_, `Menu --> Share --> Copy`, but this would be expected behavior. Is there something I’m doing wrong in the steps to reproduce the issue you’re seeing?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/ios-app-shares-referrer-url-not-current-page/103238/3 "2020-02-20T18:51:13Z")

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Closed on February 20, 2020, 6:51pm UTC

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