TPE sec 6.11 on clearing granted exceptions from Roy T. Fielding on 2013-04-17 (public-tracking@w3.org from April 2013)

From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:23:20 -0700
To: "public-tracking@w3.org (public-tracking@w3.org)" <public-tracking@w3.org>
Message-Id: <0A68FFBB-7D6B-473C-967C-6F5B09C62F06@gbiv.com>

I just noticed this sentence in section 6.11 (Fingerprinting):

  "User agents SHOULD clear stored user-granted exceptions when
   the user chooses to clear cookies or other client-side state."

IMO, this would make UGEs have no value over cookies for storing
consent.  Is that intentional?

....Roy

Received on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 17:23:33 UTC