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Or, as PR people phrase it, to adjust the optics of tracking. That said, I think the DNT flag being formalized is important to web development. Previously, on
by ethbro 8y ago
Or, as PR people phrase it, to adjust the optics of tracking.
That said, I think the DNT flag being formalized is important to web development.
Previously, one of the core arguments of advertisers was "people do not care about being tracked". Individuals choosing to turn on DNT demolishes that.
Unfortunately, browsers turning it on by default muddles that indicator or intent, even if it's good for individuals.
- hobs 8y agoIt only muddles things if you think people want to be tracked by default. Otherwise it just implements the default everyone already know and advertisers bullshit about.
- dorgo 8y agoThe argument of advertisers is not that people want to be tracked by default. It is that they don't care. DNT had a chance to proof otherwise. But "enabled by default" means that the browsers care, not (necessarily) the users.