- From: Shane Wiley <wileys@yahoo-inc.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:23 -0800
- To: Tracking Protection Working Group WG <public-tracking@w3.org>
Received on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 04:43:03 UTC
Description: Should the user agent send a different DNT value to a first party site if there exist site-specific exceptions for that first party? (e.g. DNT:2 implies "I have Do Not Track enabled but grant permissions to some third parties while browsing this domain", DNT:3 implies "I grant you a web-wide tracking exception") Response: <non-normative> To better arm Publishers with the ability to distinguish between users who have a general DNT signal activated (DNT:1) and those who have also provided for a Site Specific Exception for their site, it would helpful for a different signal to be provided in the later case. This approach will help reduce site-specific exception list queries, as well as, allow for a cleaner site-specific exception process on "first use" scenarios. <normative> Where available, User Agents SHOULD provide 1st parties with a distinguishing signal to alert them that Site-Specific Exceptions exist for the 1st party. If a User Agent supports this functionality, it must reply with a DNT:2 signal when appropriate.
Received on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 04:43:03 UTC