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Surely the correct counter-move for Google would have been to say "We will respect the DNT flag in all browsers except IE".
by dane-pgp 8y ago
Surely the correct counter-move for Google would have been to say "We will respect the DNT flag in all browsers except IE".
- proactivesvcs 8y agoTheir eschewing of this obvious move paints a picture of their respect towards web users.
- ehnto 8y agoEnd users are worse off than had the chosen "the obvious move" so I don't know about that.
- lotu 8y agoMaybe depends on how they though it would play out in the media. Unfortunately the whole opt-in vs. opt-out is too complicated to be explained in most reporting. Google might have worried that not respecting Do Not Track for IE could be interpreted as an Anti-Mircrosft move that would run afoul of monopoly law.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> Unfortunately the whole opt-in vs. opt-out is too complicated to be explained in most reporting. Is it really? Let me try: You're going down the street while eating some cookies, and suddenly you meet a friend. Opt-in: A friend sees your cookies, and asks, "Can I have one?" Opt-out: A friend starts taking and eating your cookies, and says, "Tell me if you want me to stop."