more on <a ping> tracking what links you click on

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

I would say "web browsers MUST can now provide"

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From: Andrew Pam <xanni () glasswings com au>
Date: January 18, 2006 11:22:38 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: Don Drake <don () drakeconsult com>
Subject: Re: [IP] <a ping> tracking what links you click on

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:05:58AM -0500, Dave Farber wrote:
> From: Don Drake <don () drakeconsult com>
> Date: January 18, 2006 10:49:07 AM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: <a ping> tracking what links you click on
>
> I found this via Slashdot, a new attribute to anchor tags that is
> being implemented in the next version of Firefox (1.6a) that makes it
> easier than ever to track what links you’re clicking.
>
> http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/darin/archives/009594.html

But it also makes the tracking, which as the article makes clear is
already being done in ways that can be concealed from the user, more
explicit.  This is privacy-positive, because web browsers can now  
provide
a feature to show you which links cause a ping and who you're pinging,
and provide an option not to do so - just as they evolved features to
manage cookies, suppress images and pop-ups, etc.

Regards,
        Andrew
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