- From: CVS User rfieldin <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:44:56 +0000
- To: public-tracking-commit@w3.org
Update of /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts In directory gil:/tmp/cvs-serv30310 Modified Files: tracking-dnt.html Log Message: ISSUE-240: add definition of context; move tracking to be first defined term --- /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html 2014/03/13 05:43:25 1.240 +++ /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html 2014/03/13 06:44:56 1.241 @@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ <section id='terminology'> <h4>Terminology</h4> <p> + <dfn>Tracking</dfn> is the collection of data regarding a particular + user's activity across multiple distinct contexts and the retention, + use, or sharing of data derived from that activity outside the + context in which it occurred. + A <dfn>context</dfn> is a set of resources that are controlled by + the same party or jointly controlled by a set of parties. + </p> + <p> A <dfn>user</dfn> is a natural person who is making, or has made, use of the Web. A <dfn>user action</dfn> is a deliberate act by the user to invoke, command, or manipulate a user agent to perform a @@ -210,23 +218,6 @@ tools, custom applications, and mobile apps. </p> <p> - <dfn>Tracking</dfn> is the collection of data regarding a particular - user's activity across multiple distinct contexts and the retention, - use, or sharing of data derived from that activity outside the - context in which it occurred. - </p> - <p class="issue" data-number="240" title="Do we need to define context?"> - <b>[RAISED]</b> - The above definition depends on there being a definition of - context that bounds a scope of user activity, though it is not - dependent on any particular definition of that term. For example, - something along the lines of: <em>For the purpose of this - definition, a context is a set of resources that share the same data - controller, same privacy policy, and a common branding, such that a - user would expect that data collected by one of those resources is - available to all other resources within the same context.</em> - </p> - <p> A <dfn>party</dfn> is a natural person, a legal entity, or a set of legal entities that share common owner(s), common controller(s), and a group identity that is easily discoverable by a user. Common
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