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Microsoft have long advocated for internet IDs and a "do not track" policy would establish that. A "do not track" list on the internet doesn't make sense, the
by yanw 16y ago
Microsoft have long advocated for internet IDs and a "do not track" policy would establish that.
A "do not track" list on the internet doesn't make sense, the reason ad networks use cookies is because people don't have an identifiable ID online, so they are proposing government mandated internet IDs which is exactly the opposite of what you want if privacy is what you're after.
- xilun0 16y agowhat about a simple standard navigator control emitting headers or maybe a kind of cookies stating that you don't want to be tracked ? i don't see the need for any ID
- what 16y agoGoogle lets you do that. You can opt out of advertising cookies [1] and Google Analytics [2]. [1] http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html [2] http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
- _delirium 16y agoAh, I had missed that part. Nicely nefarious: the reason we need to mandate trackable internet IDs is to protect your privacy.