Re: 'do not track' list?

And a little debunking of myths about the do not track proposal  
(including the myth that it involves identifying users): http://cdt.org/blogs/alissa-cooper/dispelling-do-not-track-myths

Alissa

On Aug 2, 2010, at 7:36 PM, "Chappelle, Kasey, VF-Group" <Kasey.Chappelle@vodafone.com 
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> Here was the proposal that was the source of the Do Not Track idea,  
> from the CDT and other privacy advocates:
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> http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/pdf/ConsumerProtections_FTC_ConsensusDoc_Final_s.pdf
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> From: public-privacy-request@w3.org [mailto:public-privacy- 
> request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Mischa Tuffield
> Sent: 02 August 2010 17:20
> To: David Singer
> Cc: public-privacy@w3.org
> Subject: Re: 'do not track' list?
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> On 2 Aug 2010, at 17:06, David Singer wrote:
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> Article here <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100802/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3302 
> > on a potential 'do not track' list.  However, I wonder how they  
> think this will work?  Do I have to identify myself to web sites, so  
> that they can, in turn, see I am on a 'do not track'?  If so, I just  
> provided identity/tracking information, didn't I?
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> David Singer
> Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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> It seems similar to the "opt-out tool" which the Network Advertising  
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> http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
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> This is linked to from the cnn.com's advertising practises page :
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> http://www.cnn.com/services/ad.practices/
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> I have had a play with the networkadvertising tool above, and it  
> puts in a "generic" cookie with no identifiable information in it.  
> It actually looks like they are being "good guys" here, to be frank  
> I wasn't expecting that at all.
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> It does look like a step in the right direction.
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> Mischa
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