#do-not-track

Why Apple is disabling Safari’s ‘Do Not Track’ feature

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple takes privacy very seriously,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld. “It takes its leadership in that care seriously, and getting rid of the voluntary “Do Not Track” setting in its Safari browser is the right decision.”

“Apple introduced support for Do Not Track (DNT) in iOS 7 but removed the feature in Safari 12.1,” Evans writes. “The problem with DNT is that the…

Apple to remove ‘Do Not Track’ support in Safari 12.1, focus shifts to Intelligent Tracking Prevention

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Amid a decline in adoption by websites, Apple has revealed that it will remove support for ‘Do Not Track’ in Safari 12.1,” Chance Miller reports for 9to5Mac.

“As detailed in a blog post from DuckDuckGo, Do Not Track’s mission of helping users avoid having their activity tracked has largely failed,” Miller reports. “Apple, meanwhile, is shifting focus to its new…

Twitter ends Do Not Track support, extends off-Twitter web browsing tracking

“When you visit a site that features a tweet button or an embedded tweet, Twitter is able to recognize that you’re on that site and use that information to target you with ads,” Tim Peterson reports for Marketing Land. “And now it’s going to hang onto that information for a bit longer but give you more control over it.”

“Twitter updated its privacy policy on Wednesday so that it can…

FCC won’t force Google and Facebook to stop tracking you

“U.S. regulators rejected an effort on Friday to force Google, Facebook and other popular web sites to honor ‘Do Not Track’ requests from users, in a setback for digital privacy advocate,” Dustin Volz reports for Reuters.

“The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed a petition that would have required Internet giants to let consumers opt out of having their online…

Yahoo no longer honoring ‘Do Not Track’ requests from browsers

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Last week Yahoo announced that it would no longer be honoring Do Not Track requests from browsers accessing the search engine and associated services,” Electronista reports.

“The move comes as the company attempts to provide a more personal experience to users, bringing policies in line with other companies that ignore Do Not Track requests such as Facebook and…

USA Today reports on a potential move by Google to replace third-party cookies with a new anonymous identifier (AdID) that would allow advertisers to track Internet browsing activity for marketing. The AdID would be communicated to online advertisers and ad networks that have aligned with agreed-upon guidelines in the attempt to give consumers more privacy and control as they browse the Internet. Though the program has not been officially announced by Google, a spokesman said, “Technological advancements can improve users’ security while ensuring the web remains economically viable. We and others have a number of concepts in this area, but they’re all at very early stages.” According to the report, Google plans to reach out to industry, government agencies and consumer groups in the near future.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will not meet its “last call” deadline for putting out a Do-Not-Track proposal for public comment, MediaPost News reports.  W3C Co-Chair Peter Swire, CIPP/US, said, “There is not a way to get to last call by the end of July,” adding, “Next Wednesday, we will have a discussion about where we are and next steps.”  According to the report, the group still has the opportunity to work on the proposals, but “the talks have turned so acrimonious that it seems unlikely the group will ever agree” on a Do-Not-Track standard for headers sent to browsers.