[tor-bugs] #5501 [TorBrowserButton]: enable Do-Not-Track DNT by default

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#5501: enable Do-Not-Track DNT by default
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks       |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement       |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:           
Component:  TorBrowserButton  |        Version:           
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:16 phobos]:
 > maybe we need a blog post on why DNT is a horrible solution, regardless
 of the political statement it makes. How about "Do Not Track equals Please
 Do Not Steal" using the analogy of tattooing your national ID number (SSN
 in US) on your forehead but with a sticky note under it that says "do not
 steal". Or something along these lines. Leaving your keys in your car with
 a note on the dashboard that says 'please do not steal'. Or leaving all of
 your doors in your flat open with a note that says 'please do not steal
 anything'.

 Deja vu. https://blog.torproject.org/blog/improving-private-browsing-
 modes-do-not-track-vs-real-privacy-design

 This was later developed into
 https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#DesignRequirements.

 > Effectively, DNT is saying "I know I've given you all of my data by
 browsing your site, but please do not use it."

 Yeah, the key difference is that the TBB design pushes back the data that
 you provide to a site to that which is *consentually* transmitted. Hence
 my earlier statement that a "Do Not Sell" header could be useful for us,
 for communicating the desire to protect constentually transmitted data
 (via authenticated history, form submissions, purchase records, etc).

 But IMHO even that stuff is still much more cleanly protected with
 cryptography and proper design than through begging...

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