Re: [TCS] comments on 17 Feb 2015 editors draft

User - I disagree on attempting to state a user must be aware of all "requests" to be deemed a user.  I'm fine with the refined statement but again don't believe this somehow states a user is completely aware of all sub/requests made when navigating the web.
Tracking - I would leave this definition alone as it has already been through the CfO process.
- Shane Shane Wiley
VP, Privacy & Data Governance
Yahoo
      From: Mike O'Neill <michael.oneill@baycloud.com>
 To: public-tracking@w3.org 
 Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:56 AM
 Subject: Re: [TCS] comments on 17 Feb 2015 editors draft 
   
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