- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:17:06 +0000 (UTC)
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, Peter Kasting wrote: > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Ian Hickson <ian at hixie.ch> wrote: > > > There's more wording in a later section on cookie resurrection which gives > > more background. Does that satisfy your request? > > I think that later section actually muddies the waters. > > Something like this would be more clear: "If users attempt to protect > their privacy by clearing cookies without also clearing persistent > storage data, sites can defeat those attempts by using the two features > as redundant backup for each other. User agents should present the > interfaces for clearing these in a way that helps users to understand > this possibility and enables them to delete data in both > simultaneously." > > IMO this achieves what you're trying for while leaving the actual UI > design as open as possible. Do you mean this as a repalcement or in addition to what's in the spec now? For the Cookie Resurrection section or the User Tracking section? I don't understand the difference between what you suggest and what the spec says. What is wrong with what the spec says, that is fixed by the above? -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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