Re: Work ahead; volunteers?

On Tuesday 06 March 2012 12:49:32 Kevin Smith wrote:
> Rigo - I do agree that the 1st party would like to know which 3rd parties
> its visitors are uncomfortable with, however, that only works if the user
> has any clue what the various 3rd parties do so that they can make an
> intelligent decision.  

Kevin, 

this issue was solved by P3P and didn't work. And having too many 3rd parties 
where the user doesn't know what they are doing have let to a general feeling 
of discomfort and that's why we are here. So denying the underlying issue will 
not buy us anything. 

as a complement to my other response: At the end of the day, the browser can 
control the interaction and the browser can request a 3rd party resource, or 
not. So 3rd parties better declare that they have implemented DNT to generate 
some confidence. We are creating an entire new ecosystem here. And all have to 
adapt to this new ecosystem. The user has to make responsible choices. First 
parties have to take their responsibilities on what to allow on their site. 
And third parties have to work to regain some confidence. Hiding doesn't help 
here.

Rigo

Received on Wednesday, 7 March 2012 08:13:38 UTC