RE: California Bill requires disclosure when websites track users - DNT

Thanks for sharing.   I know of another State is thinking of the same.
Interesting not a single vote opposed.  

 

So question is will the "disclosure be buried within a privacy policy", or
in the form of a pop up on the site to notify a user on first visit?   In
any case disclosure of respecting or ignoring users preference of not
collecting their data is a good thing.  Transparency builds trust and
confidence. 

 

 

 

From: Peter Cranstone [mailto:peter.cranstone@3pmobile.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 5:56 PM
To: public-tracking@w3.org
Subject: California Bill requires disclosure when websites track users - DNT

 

Article: California Bill requires disclosure when websites track users

12:55 PM, Aug 22, 2013, PST

http://www.news10.net/news/california/article/255017/430/Calif-bill-requires
-disclosure-when-websites-track-users

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state Senate has approved an Internet privacy
bill sought by the attorney general.  

Operators of commercial websites or online services that collect personal
information would be required to disclose on their sites whether they honor
"do not track" signals from users. 

 

Under AB 370, they also would have to say whether other parties can collect
personal information from consumers' use of that website. The state attorney
general's office says websites frequently install invisible tracking devices
on users' computers, including some that reinstall themselves even after
users try to delete them. The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi
of Torrance would require sites to disclose their policies.  It was approved
36-0 Thursday and returns to the Assembly for a final vote on amendments.

 

The Associated Press

 

 

Peter

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