- From: David Singer via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:58:39 +0000
- To: public-tracking-commit@w3.org
Update of /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv6920
Modified Files:
tracking-dnt.html
Log Message:
changed from on/off/unset to DNT:1, DNT:0, unset
added the example of a user being asked at first use etc.
minor editorial punctuation etc.
Index: tracking-dnt.html
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RCS file: /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html,v
retrieving revision 1.122
retrieving revision 1.123
diff -u -d -r1.122 -r1.123
--- tracking-dnt.html 24 Jun 2012 02:00:37 -0000 1.122
+++ tracking-dnt.html 11 Jul 2012 20:58:37 -0000 1.123
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@
<p>
A user agent MUST offer users a minimum of two alternative choices
for a <q>Do Not Track</q> preference: <code>unset</code> or
- <code>on</code>.
- A user agent MAY offer a third alternative choice: <code>off</code>.
+ <code>DNT:1</code>.
+ A user agent MAY offer a third alternative choice: <code>DNT:0</code>.
</p>
<p>
- If the user's choice is <code>on</code> or <code>off</code>, the
+ If the user's choice is <code>DNT:1</code> or <code>DNT:0</code>, the
tracking preference is called <dfn>enabled</dfn>; otherwise, the
tracking preference is called <dfn>not enabled</dfn>.
</p>
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@
configuration, install an extension or add-on that is specifically
designed to add a tracking preference expression,
or make a choice for privacy that then implicitly includes a
- tracking preference (e.g., <q>Privacy settings: high</q>). Likewise,
+ tracking preference (e.g., <q>Privacy settings: high</q>). The user-agent
+ might ask the user for their preference during startup, perhaps on
+ first use or after an update adds the tracking protection feature. Likewise,
a user might install or configure a proxy to add the expression
to their own outgoing requests.
</p>
@@ -353,14 +355,14 @@
<p>
The DNT field-value sent by a user agent MUST begin with the
numeric character "1" (%x31) if a tracking preference is
- <a>enabled</a>, the preference is for no tracking, and
+ <a>enabled</a>, and the preference is for no tracking, and
there is not a site-specific exception for the origin server
targeted by this request.
</p>
</p>
The DNT field-value sent by a user agent MUST begin with the
numeric character "0" (%x30) if a tracking preference is
- <a>enabled</a> and the preference is to allow tracking in general
+ <a>enabled</a>, and the preference is to allow tracking in general
or by specific exception for the origin server targeted by this
request.
</p>
@@ -1369,7 +1371,7 @@
<section>
<h3>Exception use by browsers</h3>
<p>
- If a user wishes to be tracked by a <strong>target</strong> on the
+ If a user wishes to allow tracking by a <strong>target</strong> on the
<strong>top-level domain</strong>, this should result in two user-agent
behaviors:
<ol>
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