I’ve been reading through the actual Do Not Track spec (link). Section 4 is quite interesting, specifically as it relates to “the user hasn’t set a preference”. Here’s the current wording: When enabled, a tracking preference is expressed as either: 1… This user prefers not to be tracked on the target site. 0… This user […]
Posts Categorized: #Choice
FaceBook going to New York through China to “Help Improve the Mobile Web” – but the Problem has already been solved
I’m going to switch from Privacy to the Mobile Web for this post. Helping Improve the Mobile Web – Facebook Developers: “When you build for the mobile web today, it’s hard to know which browsers and devices will support your app. Which is why we’re proud to be joining over 30 device manufacturers, carriers, […]
Privacy: Do Not Track & the real Elephant in the room
As we continue our discussions on Privacy i’m drawn more and more to thinking about the core problem. Colloquially you’d hear this expressed as either the 800LB Gorilla or the Elephant… in the room. First lets start with a simple and elegant definition of Privacy. Selmer and Blekeli in 1977: Privacy is the legitimate […]
Privacy: Making SSL faster, and why Do Not Track is NOT using it
In my last post: Privacy: What “Do Not Track” really needs to make it enforceable (and verifiable) – HTTPS I finished up asking what would could be done to speed up encryption and SSL. Before we answer the question lets chat a moment about what SSL or TLS (Transaction Layer Security) is. Here’s the definition from […]