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EFF Coalition Announces New 'Do Not Track' Standard For Web Browsing

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-track-me-bro dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy company Disconnect, and several other organizations are publishing a new DNT standard. Partners in the coalition include: publishing site Medium, analytics service Mixpanel, AdBlock, and private search engine DuckDuckGo. Thought it's still a voluntary policy, the EFF hopes the new proposed standard will provide users better privacy online. "We are greatly pleased that so many important Web services are committed to this powerful new implementation of Do Not Track, giving their users a clear opt-out from stealthy online tracking and the exploitation of their reading history," said EFF Chief Computer Scientist Peter Eckersley. "These companies understand that clear and fair practices around analytics and advertising are essential not only for privacy but for the future of online commerce."

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  1. Oblig xkcd. by sims+2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oblig xkcd https://xkcd.com/927/

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  2. Who cares! by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Without the cooperation of the advertising industry this will be as successful as the last "Do Not Track" initiative.

    1. Re:Who cares! by spire3661 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      The advertising industry is the enemy. We need to start pushing back a lot harder. Computers are now designed as advertising machines, its time to end it.

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  3. The fox doesn't care... by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The fox does not care if the sheep pass a law in favor of vegetarianism.

  4. finally by The-Ixian · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can just check a box, dust off my hands and feel safe in the knowledge that all the sites I visit are not tracking me... phew.

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