Re: tracking-ISSUE-148: What does DNT:0 mean? [Tracking Definitions and Compliance]

On May 29, 2012, at 16:25 , Tracking Protection Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:

> tracking-ISSUE-148: What does DNT:0 mean? [Tracking Definitions and Compliance]
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/track/issues/148
> 
> Raised by: Aleecia McDonald
> On product: Tracking Definitions and Compliance
> 
> See mailing list discussions, including from Rigo on 25 May 2012:
> 
> "P.S. we need to determine in Seattle what permissions we need for DNT;0 and 
> where to note them down, which goes to the core of the EU system issue Roy 
> is coming back to. We need a positive definition of tracking. What does it 
> require at least. (in the US, receiving DNT;0 you may go beyond) I think 
> that the minimum permissions needed should not contain open ends."
> 
> Presumably DNT:0 means something along the lines of "yes, you may track me," but we come back to what exactly that entails. If we say "you may collect any data and use it for any purpose" this will not count as consent in the EU since there is not an associated context. Can we craft something that will work for everyone?


I think it means something like "I am aware of DNT but I am choosing not to send you a DNT (DNT:1) request", whereas absence of a DNT header might mean I am unaware of DNT or choose not to send any DNT header at all.


David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 23:55:12 UTC