Re: Draft letter to EU W3C Members - V03

Yes, Matthias already changed from ‘will’ to ‘may’ at my suggestion (like Shane, I don’t like telling people what their own regulations say), and I think it’s now cautious enough…

> On Aug 30, 2016, at 22:10 , Walter van Holst <walter@vanholst.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2016-08-31 05:48, Shane M Wiley wrote:
>> I'd recommend you use language that is a bit more cautious and avoids
>> speaking to absolutes:
> 
> Maybe it is because I am not a native speaker, but I read "We believe... may..." already as (overly) cautious and completely bereft of absolutes. The facts are that in the European context consent is a requirement and the current practices of cookie shades are neither meaningful nor a good UX. So any less intrusive way to ascertain consent or a lack thereof in a regulatory environment that is keen on consent can be assumed to simplify compliance. No need to introduce phrasing that in some engineering circles might somewhat rudely be labeled as "weasely".
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Walter
> 

Dave Singer

singer@mac.com

Received on Thursday, 1 September 2016 23:38:05 UTC