RE: tracking-ISSUE-93: Should 1st parties be able to degrade a user experience or charge money for content based on DNT? [Tracking Definitions and Compliance]

Companies already charge customers because they cannot make enough money from advertising or other sources. Why would this be any different?

JC

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tracking-ISSUE-93: Should 1st parties be able to degrade a user experience or charge money for content based on DNT? [Tracking Definitions and Compliance]

http://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/track/issues/93


Raised by: Aleecia McDonald
On product: Tracking Definitions and Compliance

[Note: raised by Carmen, who is working through W3C paperwork]

We would be leery of first parties being able to penalize consumers (for example, with a pay wall, blocking content entirely, or perhaps by other means) because consumers implemented Do Not Track.

Received on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:45:36 UTC