- From: Peter Eckersley <peter.eckersley@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:32:49 -0700
- To: public-tracking@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CAOYJvnJTkgmagE5MdZXH+25N_ZXgziXAivPBdoOZB8JNWCGdGQ@mail.gmail.com>
The group discussed the nature and scope of an exemption for analytics. There was consensus that first-party analytics for the first-party site should not be affected by Do Not Track. Consensus was reached that in fact the exemption should not be specifically for analytics, but rather for any third party contractor to a first party, provided that, at least when Do Not Track is enabled, such a contractor takes sufficient steps to silo the data for the sole use of that first party. This consensus was conditional on future agreement about "sufficient steps to silo the data". A range of positions were evident on that question, with the strongest views following along the lines of "the contractor MUST use effective technical measures to silo AND MUST make a commitment to silo" or "the contractor MUST make a commitment and SHOULD use effective technical measures to silo. Jonathan Mayer and Shane Wiley agreed to draft competing language for this definition of sufficient siloing. -- Peter
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