The web tracking protection proposal submitted by Microsoft to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for standardisation includes Mozilla's Do-Not-Track (DNT) HTTP header implementation.
Back in December, the Federal Trade Commission called for browser makers to devise an uniform, persistent and user-friendly setting that would reflect the choice of consumers who don't want their browsing habits tracked.
Such a setting would give the commission an easy way to enforce regulations in an area where consumer choice is currently more of a theory than a practice.
But despite the call for uniformity, each of the major browser went ahead an implemented their own different solution to the problem, proving once again how divided the industry is.
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Back in December, the Federal Trade Commission called for browser makers to devise an uniform, persistent and user-friendly setting that would reflect the choice of consumers who don't want their browsing habits tracked.
Such a setting would give the commission an easy way to enforce regulations in an area where consumer choice is currently more of a theory than a practice.
But despite the call for uniformity, each of the major browser went ahead an implemented their own different solution to the problem, proving once again how divided the industry is.
More details - link
