- From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:08:38 -0700
- To: Dan Auerbach <dan@eff.org>
- Cc: public-tracking@w3.org
On Mar 12, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Dan Auerbach wrote: > Shane and Kevin -- The phrase "user agent" in the text is intended to refer to a particular user agent (not "Chrome 26" but rather "the browser running on Dan's laptop". I hoped that would be clear from context, but if it's not we can clarify. I think it's clear -- I've been using the same phrase since we started the WG and there hasn't been any confusion. A computer is just one example of a device. User agent (a defined term in the spec) is meaningful because most tracking is actually of the user agent instance and is only indirectly associated with a person or device. I'd rather not add any more words than are absolutely necessary to clarify what is included in the definition. A list of examples can always be provided separately. ....Roy
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