- From: CVS User rfieldin <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:15:03 +0000
- To: public-tracking-commit@w3.org
Update of /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts In directory gil:/tmp/cvs-serv32349 Modified Files: tracking-dnt.html Log Message: ISSUE-217 and ISSUE-228: define network interaction, user action, and subrequests as per CfO decision --- /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html 2014/03/13 06:52:57 1.242 +++ /w3ccvs/WWW/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-dnt.html 2014/03/13 07:15:03 1.243 @@ -206,10 +206,7 @@ </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 - network interaction, including the intended consequences of that - action. <dfn>User activity</dfn> is any set of such user actions. + use of the Web. </p> <p> A <dfn>user agent</dfn> is any of the various client programs @@ -218,6 +215,27 @@ tools, custom applications, and mobile apps. </p> <p> + A <dfn>network interaction</dfn> is a single HTTP request and its + corresponding response(s): zero or more interim (1xx) responses and + a single final (2xx-5xx) response. + </p> + <p> + A <dfn>user action</dfn> is a deliberate action by the user, via + configuration, invocation, or selection, to initiate a network + interaction. Selection of a link, submission of a form, and + reloading a page are examples of user actions. + <dfn>User activity</dfn> is any set of such user actions. + </p> + <p> + A <dfn>subrequest</dfn> is any network interaction that is not + directly initiated by user action. For example, an initial response + in a hypermedia format that contains embedded references to + stylesheets, images, frame sources, and onload actions will cause a + browser, depending on its capabilities and configuration, to perform + a corresponding set of automated subrequests to fetch those + references using additional network interactions. + </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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