CVS WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts

Update of /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts
In directory gil:/tmp/cvs-serv9042

Modified Files:
	tracking-dnt.html 
Log Message:
ACTION-419, ISSUE-197, ISSUE-161: Describe that the Disregard TSV does not indicate compliance and is only to be used for exceptional conditions

--- /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html	2013/06/05 19:38:36	1.213
+++ /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html	2013/06/05 22:16:00	1.214
@@ -728,9 +728,24 @@
             compelled to disregard certain DNT requests to comply with a
             local law, regulation, or order.
           </p>
+          <p>
+            Note that the <code>D</code> tracking status value does not
+            indicate that the origin server complies with this protocol
+            [[!TRACKING-COMPLIANCE]].
+            It is meant to be used only in situations that can be adequately
+            described to users as an exception to compliance.
+            An origin server that always responds with <code>D</code> is not
+            considered compliant even if that response is compelled by factors
+            beyond the origin server's control.
+            An origin server that responds with <code>D</code> in ways that
+            are inconsistent with their other published and unexpired claims
+            of compliance is likely to be considered misleading.
+          </p>
           <p class="issue" data-number="161" title="Do we need a tracking status value for partial compliance or rejecting DNT?">
             <b>[PENDING REVIEW]</b> The <code><a>D</a></code> tracking status
-            value indicates rejection.
+            value indicates rejection.  Note that parts of the last paragraph
+            above are really the domain of TCS, but we can't seem to agree on
+            what the protocol means without mentioning them here.
           </p>
         </section>
 

Received on Wednesday, 5 June 2013 22:16:05 UTC