RE: [PEAR-DEV] pear web and privacy

> > http://cs3-hq.oecd.org/scripts/pwv3/pwhome.htm > > hmmm, they used cookies ;-))) ... i rather wanted to point out a "how-do-we-get-a-policy-on-the-fly". but actually, it seems to be an emerging recommendation on W3C too; they call it "Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Project": What is P3P? "The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P), developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, is emerging as an industry standard providing a simple, automated way for users to gain more control over the use of personal information on Web sites they visit [1][2][3]." [1] http://www.w3.org/P3P/ [2] http://www.p3ptoolbox.org/ [3] http://www.w3.org/P3P/p3pfaq.html "With P3P, users need not read the privacy policies at every site they visit; instead, key information about what data is collected by a web site can be automatically conveyed to a user, and discrepencies between a site's practices and the user's preferences can be automatically flagged. The goal of P3P is to increase user trust and confidence in the Web." ... to come back to dericks concern: derick> I noticed that there is a 'downloads' table in pearweb. Now derick> that is not a problem, the problem is in the dl_who and dl_host derick> fields. It is not allowed to collect this data in large parts derick> of europe, so IMO we should drop these two fields from the table. "Although P3P provides a technical mechanism for helping inform users about privacy policies before they release personal information, it does not provide a mechanism for ensuring sites act according to their policies." Realted: - http://www.w3.org/Signature/ Stig> Are you trying to make us write a privacy policy? :-) ... stig, you are probably not too far away with your presumption ;-) -urs