- 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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