Apache webserver updated to ignore Do Not Track settings in IE 10(arstechnica.com)

10 pointsby correctifier14 lat temu2 comments

Apache webserver updated to ignore Do Not Track settings in IE 10

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/apache-webserver-updated-to-ignore-do-not-track-settings-in-ie-10/

1 comments

jabits14 lat temu

"The only reason DNT exists is to express a non-default option," Fielding wrote in a post defending the change. "That's all it does. It does not protect anyone's privacy unless the recipients believe it was set by a real human being, with a real preference for privacy over personalization."

Seems to me that it is better to default to privacy, and opt-in to personalization.

jackmoore14 lat temu

DNT breaks down if advertisers don't participate. As long as it's not a law, what are the chances they will respect DNT if it's opt-out rather than opt-in?