RE: Another editorial change - objections anyone?

& me

-----Original Message-----
From: David Singer [mailto:singer@mac.com] 
Sent: 31 August 2017 15:32
To: Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation) <mts-std@schunter.org>
Cc: public-tracking@w3.org (public-tracking@w3.org) <public-tracking@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Another editorial change - objections anyone?

fine by me

> On Aug 31, 2017, at 6:47 , Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation)
<mts-std@schunter.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi TPWG Team,
> 
> Rob suggested the following editorial change to clarify the spec before
> CR. The proposal removes and compresses section 10.1 and adds this
> compressed text to Section 5.2. I am fine with introducing this
> editorial change.
> 
> Does anyone have any objections? If not, I would ask Roy to update
> before submission.
> 
> Regards,
> matthias
> 
> -----------------
> 
> Suggested changes:
> - remove 10.1
> - Expand 5.2 to explain rationale of explicit user choice:
> 
> ammend text 5.2:
> ----5.2 NEW --
> A user agent MUST NOT generate a DNT header field if the user's tracking
> preference is not enabled.
> 
> NOTE: This specification defines a protocol for truthfully communicating
> the user's tracking preference. Sites are only likely to respect this
> choice if the site can trust that the signal has been deliberately and
> knowingly set by an actual user. Behavior absent an explicit preference
> by a user is not determined by this recommendation.
> --------------
> 
> old text 5.2: A user agent MUST NOT generate a DNT header field if the
> user's tracking preference is not enabled.
> 

Dave Singer

singer@mac.com

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