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[ NNSquad ] Microsoft defaults Do Not Track to on, angering many
Microsoft defaults Do Not Track to on, angering many
http://j.mp/Lbjg4z (WSJ)
"But the Digital Advertising Alliance, a coalition that counts
Microsoft as a member, said that the decision ran counter to the
industry's agreement with the White House announced earlier this year
to honor "do not track" as long as it is not a default setting ...
Mozilla was the first Web browser to add a do-not-track feature to its
Firefox Web browser, even though few advertisers agreed to honor the
users' requests to not be tracked. Firefox, however, said it wouldn't
turn on "do not track" by default. "We won't turn on Do Not Track by
default because then it would be Mozilla making the choice, not the
individual," Sid Stamm, lead privacy engineer at Mozilla wrote last
year. Alex Fowler, global privacy and public policy lead for Mozilla,
said Thursday that Mozilla remains committed to that position. "We're
still committed to providing user choice," he said."
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Mozilla's position is the correct one on this.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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