Re: privacy questionnaire

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On Aug 15, 2015 4:44 PM, "Mike O'Neill" <michael.oneill@btinternet.com>
wrote:

> Hi Greg,
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> I think it would be a good idea to mention consent expiry in the
> questionnaire. Cookies and the DNT exception API have this capability,
> while some other recent APIs do not. For example it is a pity that there is
> no built in expiry for localStorage or indexedDB even though the prototype
> implementations for them did.
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> How about this amendment to para 9 in the privacy section:
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> 9. Can the user easily, preferably through an element of the GUI, revoke
> consent granted to a particular feature? Once consent has been given is
> there a mechanism whereby it is automatically revoked after a reasonable or
> user configurable period? Explanation: Consent should not be a one time
> affair, but an ongoing process. A user might forget they have given it or
> someone else may have given it for them, so it should not be granted for
> perpetuity.
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> Example: If a user must clear all cookies and cache to turn off consent
> granted to their webcam, this is a poor consent model.
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> Mike
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