Re: ACTION-212: Draft text on how user agents must obtain consent to turn on a DNT signal from David Wainberg on 2012-11-13 (public-tracking@w3.org from November 2012)

From: David Wainberg <david@networkadvertising.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:46:14 -0500
To: Justin Brookman <justin@cdt.org>
CC: public-tracking@w3.org
Message-ID: <50A2BFA6.30900@networkadvertising.org>

Hi Justin,

On 11/13/12 2:06 PM, Justin Brookman wrote:
> but requiring disclosure about an unproven parade of horribles in 
> advance is not something that a technical standards setting body 
> should be contemplating.
I believe we've already agreed that the DNT signal should reflect the 
user's explicit and informed consent. Doesn't the informed piece of that 
equation require explanation of the effects of DNT? But I can see that 
if you do not believe that provisions in this spec will have negative 
effects for the internet and internet users, then you wouldn't see the 
need for informing users of such negative effects. So, what do we need 
to do to convince you? Once we're on common ground about that, then 
maybe we can have a more productive conversation about how best to 
inform users.

-David

Received on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 21:46:44 UTC