RE: Audience Measurement Permitted Use (ISSUE-25)

We also need to talk about the concept of audience. I feel we need to 
discuss what this means. At the moment, the concept means different 
things in different markets.

Perhaps we need a new issue to hash this out.

Rob

Rob van Eijk schreef op 2014-09-11 18:02:
> The problem with audience measurement has been that it does not
> provide an opt-out.
> Add a permitted use under DNT leaves users empty handed.
> 
> For me a permitted use is therefore, how carefully crafted it may be,
> at the moment a bridge too far.
> 
> I therefore respectfully reqeust a if we get to a CFO on this issue,
> to include an option to NOT include a permitted use for audience
> measurement.
> 
> If new arguments for strengthening the user's position exist, e.g. an
> innovative opt-out system, please put those forward, so that we can
> discuss these.
> 
> Rob
> 
> Shane M Wiley schreef op 2014-09-11 12:39:
>> We should agree to disagree then as the same statement could be added
>> to every single provision of the document.  Wasteful...
>> 
>> - Shane
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Walter van Holst [mailto:walter.van.holst@xs4all.nl]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:34 AM
>> To: public-tracking@w3.org
>> Subject: RE: Audience Measurement Permitted Use (ISSUE-25)
>> 
>> On 2014-09-11 12:20, Shane M Wiley wrote:
>> 
>>> I believe we already have a broad statement (which some believe is
>>> unnecessary) that states nothing in the TCS is meant to contradict
>>> local laws.  Adding another non-normative statement to this FACT is
>>> wasteful and unnecessary.
>> 
>> I disagree. We have such a broad statement since the group has chosen
>> not to harmonise at the level of protection of the vast majority of
>> the industrialised world as well since it is not feasible to check
>> every bit of the compliance specification with every jurisdiction on
>> the planet.
>> Having that statement does not take away from the utility of pointing
>> out that a specific permitted use is not a permitted use in the
>> context of the jurisdiction of one of the largest economies when we
>> already know it doesn't. That is not wasteful, that is helpful.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>>   Walter

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