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W3C Announces First Draft of Standard for Online Privacy
14 November 2011 | Archive
To address rising concerns about privacy on the Web, W3C publishes today two first drafts for standards that allow users to express preferences about online tracking:
- Tracking Preference Expression (DNT), which defines mechanisms for users to express cross-site tracking preferences and for sites to indicate whether they honor these preferences.
- Tracking Compliance and Scope Specification, which defines the meaning of a "Do Not Track" preference and sets out practices for websites to comply with this preference.
These documents are the early work of a broad set of stakeholders in the W3C Tracking Protection Working Group, including browser vendors, content providers, advertisers, search engines, and experts in policy, privacy, and consumer protection. W3C invites review of these early drafts, expected to become standards by mid-2012. Read the full press release and testimonials and learn more about Privacy.
First Draft of Vibration API Published
17 November 2011 | Archive
The Device APIs Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Vibration API. The Vibration API defines a means for web developers to programmatically provide tactile feedback in the form of vibration. The API is designed to tackle high-value use cases related to gaming, and is not meant to be used as a generic notification mechanism. Learn more about the Ubiquitous Web Applications Activity.
Two SPARQL 1.1 Drafts Published
17 November 2011 | Archive
The SPARQL Working Group published two drafts today:
- the First Public Working Draft of SPARQL 1.1 Overview, which provides an introduction to a set of W3C specifications that facilitate querying and manipulating RDF graph content on the Web or in an RDF store.
- a Last Call Working Draft of SPARQL 1.1 Federated Query, which offers data consumers an opportunity to merge data distributed across the Web from multiple SPARQL query services. Comments on this working draft are welcome before 31 December 2011.
Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.
Website Accessibility Metrics - Online Symposium - 5 December
17 November 2011 | Archive
Registration is now open for the online symposium on website accessibility metrics to be held on 5 December 2011. The symposium is intended for researchers and practitioners who want to explore website accessibility metrics and help develop a roadmap for future research and development. For details and registration, see Website Accessibility Metrics - Online Symposium. Learn more about the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
WAI-ACT Web Accessibility Project
16 November 2011 | Archive
The Web Accessibility Initiative ( WAI ) has launched WAI-ACT - Cooperation Framework for Guidance on Advanced Technologies, Evaluation Methodologies, and Research Agenda Setting to Support eAccessibility, a European Commission (EC)-funded project.
Learn more about the project and how to participate from the WAI-ACT Project announcement e-mail.
