'existing controls' change proposal

http://www.w3.org/wiki/Privacy/TPWG/Change_Proposal_Existing_Controls

Problem:

Though we agree the existing text is rather specific, the proposed alternative slips from 'more specific settings override less specific settings' to (at the end) 'more restrictive settings'. If a user has given explicit consent, the general DNT:1 (more restrictive) setting should be trumped by the consent (more specific).  The end of the proposal is expressed as a 'MAY', but probably should be a 'MUST' or at least a 'SHOULD'.


Proposal.

As a general principle, more specific settings override less specific settings, as where the specific consent in user granted exceptions overrides general settings. In the event that a party perceives a conflict between settings, a party SHOULD either seek clarification from the user or honor the more specific setting.



David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Wednesday, 3 July 2013 00:19:26 UTC