- From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:42:57 -0800
- To: John Simpson <john@consumerwatchdog.org>
- Cc: "<public-tracking@w3.org> (public-tracking@w3.org)" <public-tracking@w3.org>
On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:13 PM, John Simpson wrote: > Roy, > > Sorry, I don't follow you. Why is DNT orthogonal to private browsing? I'm simply trying to state what my expectation is as a user if I enable DNT. I intuitively expect to interact with a 1st Party for that transaction, but why would I expect the site to continue to use that information for anything in the future if I have enabled DNT? Because DNT does not mean "do not track". It means do not track me across non-same-branded sites. If you have a user expectation that differs from that, then we need to fix that expectation (not DNT). The expectation you expressed above is already implemented in browsers as private browsing mode. We have no need to duplicate it in DNT because it can be turned on in addition to DNT. That is a user choice. I, as an implementor, will not implement DNT if it has a significant impact on analytics beyond sharing data with 3rd parties. There is no implied right to privacy regarding data provided by a user when they deliberately choose to enter an establishment, which means the stuff we see in access logs, first-party cookies, and contracted analytics providers that silo data per site should not be impacted by DNT. It may well be impacted by other regulations, depending on context, but not by DNT. ....Roy
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