Re: Issue-95: User Setting DNT Response (Draft)

• From: Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>
• Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:35:45 +0100
• To: public-tracking@w3.org
• Cc: David Singer <singer@apple.com>, Shane Wiley <wileys@yahoo-inc.com>
• Message-ID: <3999178.OiDFOU7DBM@freud>

On Wednesday 14 December 2011 13:56:05 David Singer wrote:
> Does this issue or another deal with the response header and
> intermediaries?  Because I think the response header is a MUST NOT fiddle
> with, for intermediaries, as it's the only opportunity for the end-point to
> be aware of actual state.

Hi David, 

if you use a proxy (e.g. for mobile consumption), DNT goes to that proxy. A 
proxy could be seen as "intermediary". Thus we should define "endpoint" in your 
suggestion as the first point that can be accessed and controlled by the user. 

Best, 

Rigo

Received on Friday, 6 January 2012 13:36:21 UTC