- From: Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:27:32 +0200
- To: John Simpson <john@consumerwatchdog.org>
- Cc: public-tracking@w3.org, Matthias Schunter <mts-std@schunter.org>, ifette@google.com
John, yes, the _change of state_ by the user is always seen as an expression of a preference. And this works for all 3 states. From "unset" to DNT;1;from DNT;1 to DNT;0 or from "unset" to DNT;0. I have discussed with Ian Fette in Washington, that it would be good to have a question in the startup screen asking for initial state. Rob said it would read like "do you want to allow your browser to express your consent (by the DNT mechanism)?. Ian was opposed to it. Others found it less problematic. Rob also said, that simply sending DNT;0 is not the entire story for Europe as there has to be "informed consent". So we have to add some non-normative wording to the "global considerations" document to make clear what was meant and what is needed for the EU. But this wouldn't affect compliance with the DNT Specifications and merely give a hint for the additional regulatory requirements in the EU. Hope that helps Rigo On Saturday 14 April 2012 07:48:24 John Simpson wrote: > I'm seeking clarification here. If DNT:1 were the default state, wouldn't > turning it off or granting a user exception to a site constitute > meaningful consent to be tracked -- receive cookies, etc. -- under the > European approach?
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