- From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02:31 -0800
- To: Tom Lowenthal <tom@mozilla.com>
- Cc: public-tracking@w3.org
On Jan 12, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Tom Lowenthal wrote: > On 01/10/2012 06:12 PM, Roy T. Fielding wrote: >> 1 Do not track me across differently-branded sites and do not use >> previously tracked/obtained behavioral data from other sites to >> personalize a response. >> >> 0 Use of cross-site tracking and personalization has been >> specifically permitted for this site, as described in section 6. >> User-agent-managed site-specific exceptions. > > [Section 4, 4.1] > As mentioned on the call, I was surprised to see this definition of > DNT:0 positioned as a site-specific exception to a general DNT:1 > preference. I was expecting (and others on the call seemed to assume) a > quite different approach. My understanding is more as follows: > > > DNT:1 Tells everyone who receives it that I have a heightened preference > for privacy and against being tracked. First parties mustn't share any > information about me. Third parties must treat me like someone about > whom they know nothing, and remember nothing about me later. > > DNT:0 Tells everyone who receives it that I have a preference towards a > personalized service, and consent to tracking. All parties may gather > data and learn about me and should use that information to improve my > experience with them. I have no problem defining it that way if that is how user agents intend to implement it. What I wrote is how it is currently implemented, AFAICT. I agree that the current state isn't as crisp as what you describe above, for a variety of reasons. Can we get some input from the other browser vendors? ....Roy
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