The P3P specification will enable Web sites to express their privacy practices and users to to exercise preferences over those practices. P3P products will allow users to be informed of site practices, to delegate decisions to their computer when possible, and allow users to tailor their relationship to specific sites. Sites with practices that fall within the range of a user's preference could, at the option of the user, be accessed "seamlessly," otherwise users will be notified of a site's practices and have the opportunity to agree to those terms or other terms and continue browsing if they wish.
P3P gives users the ability to make informed decisions regarding their Web experience and their ability to control the use of their information. Sites can use P3P to increase the level of confidence users place in their services, as well as improve the quality of the services offered, the customization of content, and simplify site access.
P3P allows one to make statements about privacy practices and preferences in a flexible manner. P3P uses RDF/XML for making privacy statements as well as for exchanging data under user control. P3P will support future digital certificate and digital signature capabilities as they become available. P3P can be incorporated into browsers, servers, or proxy servers that sit between a client and server.
* For brevity, we often refer to the P3P project,
activity,
specifications, or products as "P3P."
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