- From: Chris Mejia <chris.mejia@iab.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:11:17 +0000
- To: Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>, "public-tracking@w3.org" <public-tracking@w3.org>, "rob@blaeu.com" <rob@blaeu.com>
- CC: Mike Zaneis <mike@iab.net>, Marc Groman-NAI <mgroman@networkadvertising.org>, Lou Mastria - DAA <lou@aboutads.info>, "Amy Colando (LCA)" <acolando@microsoft.com>
Rigo, where is DNT a "law"? Frankly, I'm very confused by your statement below... I thought the W3C was a self-regulatory body that creates voluntary specifications, not a legislative body, creating prescriptive laws. Am I wrong? If we are creating the "DNT law", that's certainly news to me. Regards, Chris Mejia | Digital Supply Chain Solutions | Ad Technology Group | Interactive Advertising Bureau - IAB On 10/24/12 10:37 AM, "Rigo Wenning" <rigo@w3.org> wrote: >On Wednesday 24 October 2012 00:45:41 Rob van Eijk wrote: >> On 17-10-2012 17:05, Amy Colando (LCA) wrote: >> > *Normative:*Regardless of DNT signal, information MAY be >> > collected, retained, used and shared for complying with >> > applicable laws, regulations, legal obligations and other >> > public purposes, including, but not limited to, intellectual >> > property protection, delivery of emergency services, and >> > relevant self-regulatory verification requirements. >> >> I have been following this discussion from a distance. Basically >> the proposed text overrides DNT. Not just specific, but in a >> very broad way. > >+1 > >Amy, mainly you can't give precedence to things that a party can >create or directly influence. Laws have a legislator. If you >overwrite the DNT signal by agreements between businesses, you >create a contract to the detriment of third parties. At least in >civil law countries this is prohibited by the "ordre public". While >legal requirements may overwrite DNT, contractual obligations >conceptionally can't. > >Rigo >
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