> they wasted it by simply asking advertisers like Google nicely if they'd like to stop tracking users or not This is pretty blatant re-writing of history. DNT

> they wasted it by simply asking advertisers like Google nicely if they'd like to stop tracking users or not This is pretty blatant re-writing of history. DNT was a piss poor standard that relied on advertisers respecting it. As soon as Microsoft put it on by default they got shit on endlessly for it, and advertisers just bailed anyway. again, HN was upset at Microsoft for doing it.