- From: Tamir Israel <tisrael@cippic.ca>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:06:31 -0400
- To: Joseph Lorenzo Hall <joe@cdt.org>
- CC: "public-tracking@w3.org protection wg" <public-tracking@w3.org>
If that's the case, than the patch referred to here seems to be direct intermediary interference with a DNT signal, which violates the TPE. So....does this mean that apache servers should categorically be treated as non-compliant? On 9/10/2012 2:06 PM, Joseph Lorenzo Hall wrote: > I believe the "unset" operation in apached config doesn't change DNT > from 1 to 0 but instead strips the DNT part of the header out > entirely. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. best, Joe > > On Mon Sep 10 14:02:23 2012, Tamir Israel wrote: >> I'm wondering to what extent we think it is ok for what is essentially >> an intermediary (in this case, server software) to impose default >> responses to DNT signals onto servers? >> >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57508351-93/apache-web-software-overrides-ie10-do-not-track-setting/ >> >> >> Best, >> Tamir >> >> -- >> >> Tamir Israel >> Staff Lawyer >> >> Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic >> University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, CML Section >> 57 Louis Pasteur Street >> Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5 >> Tel: (613) 562-5800 ext. 2914 >> Fax: (613) 562-5417 >> >> *Do you really need to print this email? / Est-ce nécessaire >> d’imprimer ce courriel?* >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Joseph Lorenzo Hall > Senior Staff Technologist > Center for Democracy & Technology > 1634 I St NW, 11th Floor > Washington, DC 20006 > (p) 202-637-9800 ext 125 > (f) 202-637-0968 > joe@cdt.org >
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