new charter

Hi Matthias,

 

Some suggested changes, simplifying and tidying up the Scope section, adding
Jeff’s non-normative WG Note idea and David’s comment about being prepared
to take TCS to final Rec.

 

Scope

 

The Working Group will finalise the Recommendation-track specification for a
simple machine-readable preference expression mechanism ("Do Not Track”)
which enables users to selectively opt-in or opt-out of web tracking.

This mechanism is documented in our Candidate Recommendation document
“Tracking Preference Expression (TPE)”
http://www.w3.org/Submission/web-tracking-protection/ and defines mechanisms
for user agents to express a preference not to be tracked, elements that
allow web-sites to explain their tracking behaviour to users, and an API to
monitor the current DNT status and let users give or revoke their consent
for tracking to specific sites.

The main focus of the extended implementation phase (until Summer 2017) is
to demonstrate the viability of the TPE to satisfy the requirements of new
EU privacy and data protection regulations.

The working group does not plan to prescribe a specific approach/policy for
web-sites to respect a user’s preference, but will contrast the Tracking
Compliance and Scope (TCS) document with at least one other compliance
approach that is consistent with the TPE and publish a report on this in a
non-normative WG Note. The TCS will be put into maintenance mode – i.e. we
will continue to collect feedback and implementation experiences on the
Tracking Compliance Specification that is currently in Candidate
Recommendation state, but be prepared, if it is adopted by one or more
sites, to progress it to a final Recommendation.

 

Success Criteria / Goals { minor edits & add WG note }

 

• Production of stable Recommendation-track specification for the Tracking
Preference Expression (TPE) 

• The revised TPE will be aligned with emerging EU privacy regulations and
other proposed compliance documents.

• Production of a non-normative WG note describing and contrasting the TCS
and at least 1 other known compliance approach that uses the TPE building
blocks. 

• Stretch Goal: We can demonstrate how that TPE can simplify privacy
compliance in the EU.

• Stretch Goal: Endorsement by some EU regulators.

 

Deliverables { add WG Note }

 

A WG non-normative Note describing and contrasting 2 or more compliance
approaches.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation) [mailto:mts-std@schunter.org] 

Sent: 24 October 2016 09:37

To: public-tracking@w3.org

Subject: Re: Revised Charter Proposal - Feedback by Oct 26

 

Hi Folks,

 

thanks a lot for the lively discussion!

 

The intended goal stated in the charter is that the TPE should define

"not tracking" (i.e. the objective we want to achieve) and a minimal set

of definitions.

There can be MANY ways to achieve this goal that can then be referenced

sing the link to a compliance document..

 

If you require specific changes to the charter, I would need them ASAP.

 

Regards,

matthias