- From: John Simpson <john@consumerwatchdog.org>
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:11:36 -0700
- To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Cc: "public-tracking@w3.org Group WG" <public-tracking@w3.org>
As a user -- I think I've progressed slightly beyond naive -- I think you've accurately described what tracking means.
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John M. Simpson
Consumer Advocate
Consumer Watchdog
Tel: 310-392-7041
On Oct 27, 2011, at 5:26 PM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to "play the naive user" here.
>
> Isn't 'tracking' for them, one of these two actions:
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> a) remembering data that is about me, or traceable to me, for a time longer than this transaction (you clearly have to 'remember' my IP address to respond, for example)
> b) using data remembered about me, or traceable to me, and associating it with this transaction ("the IP address a.b.c.d is almost always that guy Dave")
>
> These are written in the positive sense, they are not exclusions; they don't worry about legal entities, organizational boundaries, etc.
>
> 'treat me as someone about whom you know nothing, and remember nothing'
>
> David Singer
> Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
>
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