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W3C-Tracking Protection: Release of First Public Working Drafts

Posted By schunter On 2011/11/14 @ 21:48 In Projects | Comments Disabled

Today, the W3C Tracking Protection Working Group has released ^[1]its First Public Working Drafts (FPWD):

“To address rising concerns about privacy on the Web, W3C publishes today two first drafts for standards that allow users to express preferences about online tracking:

Tracking Preference Expression (DNT) ^[2], which defines mechanisms for users to express cross-site tracking preferences and for sites to indicate whether they honor these preferences.

Tracking Compliance and Scope Specification ^[3], which defines the meaning of a “Do Not Track” preference and sets out practices for websites to comply with this preference.

These documents are the early work of a broad set of stakeholders in the W3C Tracking Protection Working Group ^[4], including browser vendors, content providers, advertisers, search engines, and experts in policy, privacy, and consumer protection. W3C invites review of these early drafts, expected to become standards by mid-2012. Read the full press release ^[5] and testimonials ^[6] and learn more about Privacy ^[7].”

This release has triggered an entry in IBM’s Privacy Blog ^[8]as well as a series of news items ^[9]. My involvement in the W3C DNT Working group is partially supported by the EU TClouds Project ^[10].

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[1] released : http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-9257

[2] Tracking Preference Expression (DNT): http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-tracking-dnt-20111114/

[3] Tracking Compliance and Scope Specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-tracking-compliance-20111114/

[4] W3C Tracking Protection Working Group: http://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/

[5] full press release: https://www.w3.org/2011/11/dnt-pr.html.en

[6] testimonials: http://www.w3.org/2011/11/dnt-testimonials

[7] Privacy: http://www.w3.org/Privacy/

[8] entry in IBM’s Privacy Blog : http://ibmprivacy.com/2011/11/14/new-web-standards-initiative-to-help-industry-address-online-privacy/

[9] series of news items: https://www.google.com/news/more?hl=en&gl=us&q=IBM+and+W3C&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ncl=dBj2LpncfhEt-zMfe0mz285NRIBCM&ei=UPLDTvebGI3qmAWNrL2wCw&sa=X&oi=news_result&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQqgIwAA

[10] EU TClouds Project: https://www.tclouds-project.eu/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=25&Itemid=120

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