Re: TPE sec 6.11 on clearing granted exceptions

This text was part of the resolution to issue-114

<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-tracking/2012Feb/0608.html>

and added in.  Sometime later it had minor changes (from 'consider clearing' to 'clear').

I agree with your concern.


On Apr 18, 2013, at 1:23 , Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Thursday, 18 April 2013 02:45:23 UTC