Re: ACTION-253 ISSUE: 119 and ACTION 208 ISSUE-148 Response signal for "not tracking" and definition for DNT:0 from David Singer on 2012-09-17 (public-tracking@w3.org from September 2012)

From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:18:02 -0700
To: Mike Zaneis <mike@iab.net>
Cc: "public-tracking@w3.org (public-tracking@w3.org)" <public-tracking@w3.org>
Message-id: <33FBB71B-3713-47C4-9E11-69B84C583803@apple.com>

On Sep 16, 2012, at 16:23 , Mike Zaneis <mike@iab.net> wrote:

> Actually, now that the Co-Chair has decided against the need for a DNT: 0 option by browsers, this option is meaningless. we should stop acting like any W3C standard will truly offer users multiple useful options. What an unfortunate development. 
> 

I think you misunderstand the details of this technical decision.  It was not about need, but about a mandate.

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Monday, 17 September 2012 16:19:07 UTC