- From: Lorrie Cranor <lorrie+@cs.cmu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:57:59 -0500
- To: devosc <devosc@gmail.com>
- Cc: www-p3p-dev@w3.org
On Nov 26, 2004, at 5:55 AM, devosc wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm developing a free opensource GNU GPL ecommerce application, and as > part of it I would like to include a support ID so that when the user > contacts the company that the application is designed to integrate > (utilize) this company would then know who's software solution has > been used and advise the user appropiately for support purposes. > > Does the inclusion of the support/software ID require disclosure and > does it require knowledge and consent of the user to send and use? > > E.g. would it be a breach of the user's 'Privacy' if this support id > is unkowingly sent to the company? > > The company referred to above is a website payment gateway. > > Privacy is the keyword for me here, and I would like to know about the > above in this context. My opinion is that if any information is transmitted automatically you should inform the user about it. I don't think most users will mind this, but I think you should inform them about it. Regards, Lorrie Cranor -- Lorrie Faith Cranor <http://lorrie.cranor.org/> * Associate Research Professor, Computer Science and Engineering & Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University * P3P Specification Working Group Chair <http://www.w3.org/p3p/> * Book: Web Privacy with P3P <http://p3pbook.com/>
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