- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:54:03 -0700
- To: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- Cc: Shane Wiley <wileys@yahoo-inc.com>, "public-tracking@w3.org" <public-tracking@w3.org>
On Apr 27, 2012, at 16:09 , Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: > * David Singer wrote: >> On Apr 26, 2012, at 15:59 , Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: >>> * Shane Wiley wrote: >>>> <Normative> >>>> >>>> Sites MAY override a user's DNT preference if they have received >>>> explicit, informed consent to do so. >>> >>> That means "a user's DNT preference" does not apply to this situation. >>> I see no reason why this should be an "override" rather than a "n/a". >> >> Because the user is sending "DNT:1" and also "you have my consent"; >> these are in conflict. It's by no means not applicable to state which >> overrides which. > > I am saying the above should be phrased like "If a site has received > explicit, informed consent to track, then the DNT specifications do > not apply to that situation". The above says "If a site has received > explicit, informed consent to track, then the DNT specifications do > apply, and they say you can do whatever you want, regardless of any > DNT signal". Let's say "tracking" is a form of "stalking". Would you > make a law against stalking that says "stalking is okay when people > freely agree to be stalked by their stalker"? I would say that would > not be "stalking", and, as such, it's confusing to put it that way. I think we are in rough agreement, however, "if the user sends the conflicting signals of an explicit permission, with a DNT:1, then the explicit permission overrides the DNT signal" seems correct to me. It's not out of scope to resolve such conflicts and state what overrides what. > -- > Björn Höhrmann · mailto:bjoern@hoehrmann.de · http://bjoern.hoehrmann.de > Am Badedeich 7 · Telefon: +49(0)160/4415681 · http://www.bjoernsworld.de > 25899 Dagebüll · PGP Pub. KeyID: 0xA4357E78 · http://www.websitedev.de/ David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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