- From: David Wainberg <dwainberg@appnexus.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:35:36 -0400
- To: Tom Lowenthal <tom@mozilla.com>
- CC: "public-tracking@w3.org" <public-tracking@w3.org>
Does this assume we determine in another action/proposal which servers will be required to send a response? On 10/10/11 7:25 PM, Tom Lowenthal wrote: > 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. >
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