Re: Mandatory Legal Process (ACTION-57, ISSUE-28)

The text I've proposed addresses web information practices for DNT users.  By all means argue why organizations shouldn't inform their users of compelled disclosure, but I think this text is unambiguously within the working group's scope.

On Jan 25, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Shane Wiley wrote:

> I believe attempts to "add on" to the party responsibilities within legal process "outside of the DNT standard" is outside of scope of the working group.  Instead I would suggest the preamble of each document simply state "this standard is not intended to override local, state, or country law."
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> - Shane
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lowenthal [mailto:tom@mozilla.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:11 PM
> To: David Singer; public-tracking@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Mandatory Legal Process (ACTION-57, ISSUE-28)
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> I don't think we need anything apart from Jonathan's text. I'd argue that for process applied to data collected in a third party capacity, notification is a must; for first party data, a should; and for any breach where you must notify some users, you must notify all users.
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> On Wed 25 Jan 2012 06:43:06 PM CET, David Singer wrote:
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>> On Jan 25, 2012, at 16:12 , Jonathan Mayer wrote:
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>>> Proposed text:
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>>> A party MAY take action contrary to the requirements of this standard if compelled by mandatory legal process.  To the extent allowed by law, the party MUST (SHOULD? MAY? non-normative?) notify affected users.
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>> which means we need a 'legal exception'?
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>> 
>> David Singer
>> Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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