- From: Lorrie Cranor <lorrie@research.att.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 08:56:54 -0500
- To: "Jan McAlonan" <jmcAlonan@neuristics.com>, <www-p3p-public-comments@w3.org>
Jan, The P3P specification does not directly address opt-out. We do have a change_agreement field, which will be changed to a change_preferences field in our next public working draft (which we expect to release some time around January 31). In general, many companies offer individuals an opportunity to opt-out of certain types of uses of their data. For example, a company may allow you to opt-out of having your name included on their mailing list. Whether your name is actually erased entirely from their database depends on the company. If you are a customer, they will probably keep your name so that they have a record of whatever transactions you have done with them. You may find additional information about opt out on the Online Privacy Alliance web site at http://www.privacyalliance.org/ Regards, Lorrie Cranor P3P Specification Working Group Chair ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan McAlonan <jmcAlonan@neuristics.com> To: <www-p3p-public-comments@w3.org> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 5:38 PM Subject: Opt out info? > Is there is a policy or standard regarding opting out? When someone > opts out, is their previously collected information erased? > > Should your report not address these issues, would you please recommend > another source? Thank you. > > Best regards, > > Jan M. McAlonan > Neuristics > www.neuristics.com > > >
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