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[Security/UI] Add rel="noopener noreferrer" to all external target="_blank" links #2797

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Currently, several external links (like social icons, GitHub repository links, or sponsor buttons) use target="_blank" to open in a new tab but are missing the rel="noopener noreferrer" attribute. This is a known security vulnerability (tabnabbing) and a performance issue in older browsers.

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I will audit the frontend components (specifically the Footer, Header, and Public Profile pages) and append rel="noopener noreferrer" to all tags that route to external domains.

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