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This was attempted with the "Do Not Track" header, but that initiative collapsed (lack of vendor support, lack of clarity in the spec regarding what it meant to
by shadowgovt 4y ago
This was attempted with the "Do Not Track" header, but that initiative collapsed (lack of vendor support, lack of clarity in the spec regarding what it meant to not "track" someone, and ultimately it got yanked from Safari because it was yet another bit that malicious site operators could use for browser fingerprinting purposes).
The "Global Privacy Control" header is apparently the second attempt to cook this goose.
- shkkmo 4y agoThe fundamental flaw to the DNT was the lack of any sort of penalty for non-compliance. There was no penalty for individual advertisers from either the government or from industry bodies. There was also no penalty to the advertising industry as a whole in the form of more stringent privacy laws.