RE: Next WG Call: Wed, August 03, 9-10am Pacific; 12-1pm Eastern; 18-19h Germany - Topics included

The Article 29 Working Party issues its opinion with regards to the 
ePrivacy review as well [1].

On DNT is says (p.17):

	"The Working Party calls on the EC to pay special attention to the 
position of news media,
	since they seem to be the heaviest users of tracking cookies and cookie 
walls 18 . There is a
	clear democratic need to ensure the economic survival of news media. 
However the EC
	should not accept that news media impose invasive tracking of users.
	When consent is the applicable legal basis, users must be provided with 
truly easy (user
	friendly) means to provide and revoke consent. The Working Party 
recommends
	rephrasing the requirements in the current Recital 66 of Directive 
2009/136/EC. Instead
	of relying on website operators to obtain consent on behalf of third 
parties (such as
	advertising and social networks), manufacturers of browsers and other 
software or
	operating systems should be encouraged to develop, implement and ensure 
effective
	user empowerment, by offering control tools within the browser (or 
other software or
	operating system) such as Do Not Track (DNT), or other technical means 
that allow users to
	easily express and withdraw their specific consent, in accordance with 
Article 7 of the GDPR.
	Such tools can be offered to the user at the initial set-up with 
privacy-friendly default settings.
	Adherence to accepted technical and policy compliance standards must 
become a common
	practice. In addition, website operators should respect and adhere to 
browser control tools or
	other user preference settings."

Regards,
Rob

[1] 
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion-recommendation/files/2016/wp240_en.pdf


Mike O'Neill schreef op 2016-07-25 12:59:
> The European Data Protection Supervisor reviewing the ePrivacy
> Directive specifically refers (p. 16) to Do Not Track, and says
> "Adherence to accepted technical and policy compliance standards by
> all parties concerned, including the operators of the website, should
> become obligatory"
> 
> https://secure.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/Consultation/Opinions/2016/16-07-22_Opinion_ePrivacy_EN.pdf
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation) 
> [mailto:mts-std@schunter.org]
> Sent: 22 July 2016 09:33
> To: public-tracking@w3.org (public-tracking@w3.org) 
> <public-tracking@w3.org>
> Subject: Next WG Call: Wed, August 03, 9-10am Pacific; 12-1pm Eastern;
> 18-19h Germany - Topics included
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> 
> I evaluated the doodle.What I learned was
>  (a) We have approx 9 people who are still  active enough to fill out
> the doodle
>  (b) The slot with less conflicts is August 03.
> 
> As a consequence, we will meet August 03 at 9-10 Pacific.
> 
> Based on the inputs I received on the list so far, my current position 
> is:
> - - Multiple people expressed a preference to continue. Reasons I heard 
> were
>     - Wide use in browsers
>     - Potentially beneficial to implement EU regulations
>     - No harm in finalizing
> - - This mainly supports finalizing the TPE. I have not seen any signs 
> of
> implementations
>    of substantial portions of the compliance document.
> 
> I would like to discuss:
> - - Is there any harm in finalizing the TPE?
> - - Are there substantial implementation or corresponding plans on the
> server side (TPE or compliance)
> - - What are future support plans of the browsers
> 
> Any other feedback is welcome, too!
> 
> 
> Regards,
> matthias
> 
> 
> 
> Wendy: Could you set up a telco?

Received on Tuesday, 26 July 2016 12:57:08 UTC