Re: The paranoid user

On Sep 3, 2009, at 13:53, Gareth Rees wrote:

> Section 6.12.2.1 "Hyperlink auditing" says:
>> However, the ping attribute ... allows the paranoid user to disable  
>> the notifications without losing the underlying link functionality.
>>
> The use of the word "paranoid" suggests that such a user's concerns  
> about sending ping notifications are delusional: that is, in  
> practice there is no gain in privacy from disabling the  
> notifications. Is this what you mean to imply?

Yes, it means to imply that.

> If it is, I think it would be better if the text were more explicit.


I agree.

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Henri Sivonen
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Received on Tuesday, 8 September 2009 07:03:50 UTC