Do Not Track Framework Doc Stirs Controversy Ahead of W3C Meeting

Document was not a DAA proposal, W3C co-chair explains

A document distributed to members of the international group trying to come up with a Do Not Track standard is causing a lot of fuss, dividing meeting attendees even before they meet in California next week—rendering the meeting practically moot.

The "Draft Framework for DNT Discussions Leading Up to Face-to-Face" was distributed Monday during a conference call to members of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) tracking protection working group, which is meeting May 6-8.

Established two years ago, the group has had little success in coming up with a voluntary Do Not Track standard that all the stakeholders, from privacy hawks to the ad industry, can buy into.

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