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Something to consider. In Firefox, the DNT options have a Learn More link that answers the question: "Do Not Track is a feature in Firefox that allows you to l

Something to consider. In Firefox, the DNT options have a Learn More link that answers the question: "Do Not Track is a feature in Firefox that allows you to let a website know you would like to opt-out of third-party tracking for purposes including behavioral advertising. It does this by transmitting a Do Not Track HTTP header every time your data is requested from the Web." While you can debate whether that's the appropriate place for that information, it's not as if Mozilla is hiding this information. It's easily reached, and not at all intentionally hidden away. Nothing devious. Just a question of how to appropriately display the information.

belorn 13y ago
A very good point, as I never clicked on their help site. Thank you. It's interesting that the summery text on their Do Not Track FAQ has zero mentioning that tracking is redefined as "third-party tracking", but the FAQ question "What is Do Not Track" does. The summery is more in line with common expectation of the word tracking, while the FAQ question is more in line with the definition scope found in the standard. An easy fix, would be to add "third-party" next to the word tracking in the option menu.
a3n 13y ago
Then rather than call it "Do not track," it should be called something like "Do not allow third party tracking." When in doubt about naming something, name it what it is.
- jasonlotito 13y ago
  The problem is, DNT isn't just a Firefox thing, but something that the industry is attempting to adopt. So, DNT as a whole means something specific. It's a shame that there is that disconnect, but it's not a Mozilla specific problem. Safari says even less about DNT (Ask websites not to track me) and the help isn't much better, though they have a separate section for blocking 3rd party cookies. But that's different from DNT. This is a case where DNT as an industry standard means one thing to the industry, and one thing to the uneducated public. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

belorn 13y ago

A very good point, as I never clicked on their help site. Thank you. It's interesting that the summery text on their Do Not Track FAQ has zero mentioning that tracking is redefined as "third-party tracking", but the FAQ question "What is Do Not Track" does. The summery is more in line with common expectation of the word tracking, while the FAQ question is more in line with the definition scope found in the standard. An easy fix, would be to add "third-party" next to the word tracking in the option menu.

a3n 13y ago

Then rather than call it "Do not track," it should be called something like "Do not allow third party tracking." When in doubt about naming something, name it what it is.

jasonlotito 13y ago
The problem is, DNT isn't just a Firefox thing, but something that the industry is attempting to adopt. So, DNT as a whole means something specific. It's a shame that there is that disconnect, but it's not a Mozilla specific problem. Safari says even less about DNT (Ask websites not to track me) and the help isn't much better, though they have a separate section for blocking 3rd party cookies. But that's different from DNT. This is a case where DNT as an industry standard means one thing to the industry, and one thing to the uneducated public. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.