Re: ACTION-390: alternative UA affordances for DNT choice

On Apr 21, 2013, at 4:16 , Alan Chapell <achapell@chapellassociates.com> wrote:

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>> On Apr 20, 2013, at 0:04 , Alan Chapell <achapell@chapellassociates.com> wrote:
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>>> Thanks David. A few things come to mind after reading your and Ed's examples.
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>>> The radio app running on a computer
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>> No, no.  Maybe I did not explain.  It's not an app, it's a little black box.  The computer is only needed to *configure* it over the network.  Once configured, it runs without a computer.  My Onkyo stereo is an example.  This is not hypothetical.
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> Ok, thanks. Just so I understand. The computer configures the radio service, correct? Why can't the disclosures be provided via the computer when DNT is enacted?
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That's what I would suggest in this case.  But that would not meet a requirement of "full disclosure *by the user-agent*", which is the essence of this discussion. Yes, the DNT should signal result from informed users' choice, but it might not be the user-agent itself that exposes the choice.  (The user-agent in this case is in the internet radio).

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:59:47 UTC