Re: action-231, issue-153 requirements on other software that sets DNT headers

Hypothetical situation here. Server gets a DNT:1 request from a browser.
Browser ships DNT:1 by default. Browser doesn't implement exceptions.
Browser may or may not block third party cookies by default. What exactly
is the server supposed to do in this case?

-Ian

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Shane Wiley <wileys@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

> Jeff,****
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> I disagree both on your philosophical position (compliant Servers must
> honor non-compliant UAs) but more importantly as part of the working group
> process.  Hopefully we can review this (again) at the next TPE weekly
> meeting.****
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> - Shane****
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> *From:* Jeffrey Chester [mailto:jeff@democraticmedia.org]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:56 PM
> *To:* Shane Wiley
> *Cc:* John Simpson; Tamir Israel; Dobbs, Brooks; David Singer; David
> Wainberg; public-tracking@w3.org (public-tracking@w3.org); Nicholas Doty
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> *Subject:* Re: action-231, issue-153 requirements on other software that
> sets DNT headers****
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> Shane:  I don't believe we have said such flags are "invalid."  I agree
> with John, DNT:1 must be honored. We should not penalize privacy by design,
> a policy most stakeholders support.  ****
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> Regards,****
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> Jeff****
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> On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Shane Wiley wrote:****
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> John,****
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> I thought we already agreed in the working group to remain silent on this
> situation and allow implementers to defend their actions with respect to
> sending invalid flags.  Correct?  I understand your personal views here but
> I wanted to reconfirm the working group end-point on this issue.****
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> Thank you,
> Shane****
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> *From:* John Simpson [mailto:john@consumerwatchdog.org<john@consumerwatchdog.org>
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:46 PM
> *To:* Tamir Israel
> *Cc:* Dobbs, Brooks; David Singer; David Wainberg; public-tracking@w3.org
> (public-tracking@w3.org); Nicholas Doty; Shane Wiley
> *Subject:* Re: action-231, issue-153 requirements on other software that
> sets DNT headers****
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> For what it's worth I do not see how you can "blacklist" a UA that is
> supposedly noncompliant if it sends a valid DNT:1 You can write a letter to
> the vendor, you can call them out for being noncompliant, you can protest
> to regulatory authorities if they claim to be complaint when they are not.
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> However, if you get a DNT:1 signal, it needs to be honored.  ****
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> On Aug 21, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Tamir Israel wrote:****
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> OK -- I am not advocating two headers! Although one for each personality
> would probably lead to more accurate profiling ; P
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> I suppose my concern was a combination of a.) how far will a UA's
> obligation to check that alterations to its DNT are 'reflective of user
> input' be stretched and b.) whether this opens up the door to more UA
> blacklisting potential.
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> Best,
> Tamir
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> On 8/21/2012 5:13 PM, Dobbs, Brooks wrote:
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> Tamir,****
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> You are making this too complicated.  UAs shouldn't be required to audit**
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> applications, plugins, etc - they should, per the spec, only ever send a**
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> signal which is consistent with a user preference.  If they don't feel****
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> confident that what they are sending meets that requirement they shouldn't
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> send anything.  Anything else completely undermines the spec.  If you send
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> two DNT headers, you are by definition, non-compliant (schizophrenic users
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> not withstanding).****
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> -Brooks****
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