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NoScript, RequestPolicy, Adblock Plus, RefControl, UAControl, Do-not-track cookie-disabled Mozilla Firefox user here. Regulating Internet technologies to this
by dhx 15y ago
NoScript, RequestPolicy, Adblock Plus, RefControl, UAControl, Do-not-track cookie-disabled Mozilla Firefox user here.
Regulating Internet technologies to this level of pedantic granularity will ensure that spammers, scammers, crackers and fraudsters have an effective monopoly on privacy-busting technology. The incentive for software to implement correct technological solutions will be taken away if an honesty box Do-not-track approach is considered adequate. I want my browser to have a maximal number of reasons (including a multi billion dollar advertising industry) to address the technical concerns highlighted by Panopticlick[1] or privacy experts that "get it"[2]. These technical problems will be exploited by unwanted parties on the Internet. Exploitation will occur legally in other jurisdictions out of reach of EU laws.
The full text of the directive can be found at §66 on page 20 of Directive 2009/136/EC at [3].
[1] https://panopticlick.eff.org/ https://panopticlick.eff.org/
[2] http://33bits.org/ http://33bits.org/
[3] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:337:0011:0036:EN:PDF http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...