- From: Tom Lowenthal <tom@mozilla.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:25:36 -0700
- To: "public-tracking@w3.org" <public-tracking@w3.org>
Proposal to the W3C Tracking Protection Working Group
Authored by Thomas Lowenthal, Mozilla
Associated with [Action
13](http://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/track/actions/13)
When a server receives a request in which the DNT header is present, any
response **must** include a header of the form:
> DNT:AB
where:
- "A" is the the value of the header that the server received, and
- "B" is a statement by the server about how it will act, where:
-"0" represents "will act as if the DNT signal is not present", and
-"1" represents "will act as if the DNT signal is present".
Examples:
- A client sends a request with "DNT:1". The server knows that this user
has previously agreed to be tracked in exchange for a delicious scone.
The server responds with "DNT10", thereby stating that the user has
requested not to be tracked, but the server will still track this user.
- A client sends a request with "DNT:1". The server responds with
"DNT:11", thereby stating that they have received, and will honor the
user's request not to be tracked.
- A client sends a request with "DNT:0". The server protects the privacy
of all users equally, and responds with "DNT:01", thereby stating that
the server will not track the user.
Received on Monday, 10 October 2011 23:26:18 UTC