- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:09:28 -0800
- To: Matthias Schunter <mts@zurich.ibm.com>
- Cc: "public-tracking@w3.org" <public-tracking@w3.org>
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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