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Apache Patch To Override IE 10's Do Not Track Setting
hypnosec writes "A new patch for Apache by Roy Fielding, one of the authors of the Do Not Track (DNT) standard, is set to override the DNT option if the browser reaching the server is Internet Explorer 10. Microsoft has by default enabled DNT in Internet Explorer 10 stating that it is to 'better protect user privacy.' This hasn't gone down well with ad networks, users and other browser makers. According to Mozilla, the DNT feature shouldn't be either in an active state or an inactive state until and unless a user specifically sets it. Along the same lines is the stance adopted by Digital Advertising Alliance. The alliance has revealed that it will only honor DNT if and only if it is not switched on by default. This means advertisers will be ignoring the DNT altogether no matter how a particular browser is set up. The DNT project has another member – Apache. It turns out that Microsoft's stance is like a thorn to Apache as well. Fielding has written a patch for the web server titled 'Apache does not tolerate deliberate abuse of open standards.' The patch immediately sparked a debate, which instigated Fielding to elaborate on his work: 'The only reason DNT exists is to express a non-default option. 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.'"
Yes, they fund most of the content on the internet, dipshit.
Interesting points — thanks!
with who.
It's "whom." Go back to school.
Upward mobility is a slippery slope - the higher you climb the more you show your ass.
How did a post from an obvious Microsoft shill received +5 Interesting moderation?
Signs for a Microsoft shill:
- Very long first post
- The only post by the user ever (rarely followed by one-two additional responses)
- Very clear and strong anti-Google or pro-Microsoft message
We really want the shill to get away from Slashdot (maybe the company management doesn't, but the users do).
Moderators, please always recognize the shills before modding up, and mod them down into oblivion.
We also need a new moderation: -1 Astroturfing.
Please do something about it, it really hurts to see this site destroyed by paid mercenaries.