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Sites Wary of Adopting P3P

Posted by timothy on from the p2p-was-hard-enough dept.

technogamy writes: "CNN is reporting on the industry's take on P3P, the W3C's Platform for Privacy Preferences.According to the article, the W3C is expected by April to formally adopt P3P -- of course, as many of you are aware, Microsoft's IE6 already includes an implementation of the client side of P3P. 'Because Microsoft's browser checks for P3P, sites risk getting flagged if they don't adopt it.' P3Pizing (or 'pethripizing') a complex site can evolve into a Herculean task...! (See also EPIC's critique of P3P.)"

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  1. I can't be the only one... by oGMo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one who saw the headline and wondered whether P3P was some new file distribution fad? ;-) I can see it now. P3P: Share music with two friends at once!

    OK, sue me, it's been a long day...

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  2. l337 sp34k by metalhed77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    can we be l337 and call this new P3P technology 'Pep'

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  3. God is an Iron by poena.dare · · Score: 2, Funny

    I find it ironic that W3C's website isn't fully compliant:

    http://validator.w3.org/p3p/20020128/p3p.pl?uri= ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org

    But, at least they're trying. ;)