Re: Move to close ISSUE-4

So, you're saying that the default is "not enabled", i.e. DNT: 0?

I think that's OK, but the language below maybe could be clearer.  ("not stated" is the same as "not enabled")

On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:42 , Matthias Schunter wrote:

> Hi Team,
> 
> As indicated during our 2011-11-30 telco, I'd like to move this issue
> from "Pending Review" to "Closed" during our 2011-12-21 telco.
> 
> Regards,
> matthias
> 
> 
> ISSUE
> What is the default for DNT in client configuration (opt-in or opt-out)?
> 
> PROPOSED LANGUAGE in FPWD:
> The goal of this protocol is to allow a user to express their personal
> preference regarding cross-site tracking to each server and web
> application that they communicate with via HTTP, thereby allowing each
> server to either adjust their behavior to meet the user's expectations
> or reach a separate agreement with the user to satisfy both parties.
> Key to that notion of expression is that it must reflect the user's
> preference, not the preference of some institutional or
> network-imposed mechanism outside the user's control.
> 
> The remainder of this specification defines the protocol in terms of
> whether DNT is enabled or not enabled. We do not specify how that
> preference is configured: the user agent is responsible for
> determining the user experience by which this preference is set.
> 
> For example, a user might configure their own user agent to tell
> servers "do not track me cross-site", install a plug-in or extension
> that is specifically designed to add that expression, or make a choice
> for privacy that then implicitly includes a tracking preference (e.g.,
> "Privacy settings: high"). For each of these cases, we say that DNT is
> enabled.
> 
> 

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

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