[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:           
 Keywords:                    |         Parent:           
   Points:                    |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by nickm):

 So Mike, I tend to agree with you that it isn't likely that DNT will
 actually do very much good.[*]  Where I diverge from you is that I don't
 see that it *costs* us much either, unless we lose our minds and actually
 endorse it rather than explaining how little we expect from it.

 In other words, I think the unlikely benefits are on par with the trivial
 costs here, and so it might be doing in spite of the general policy-
 headedness of the idea.

 I'd say maybe talk it over with Wendy and/or Tom at mozilla, and see
 whether they can convince you that there's a nonstupid angle here.


 [*] In fact, I suspect that it's meant as a covering action so that the
 trackers can say of 90% [**] of their customers, "Well, Alice here
 _didn't_ click the DNT button.  Therefore whatever we do to her data is as
 legal and ethical as can be, since she never objected."
 [**]  I'd be surprised if more than 10-20% of users will enable Do-not-
 track.  Only something like 20% of US people are on the do-not-call list,
 and telemarketing is far more obvious and intrusive than web tracking.

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