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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" lang="en-US"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Tracking Protection Working Group</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.w3.org/2005/10/w3cdoc.css" type="text/css" media="screen"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.w3.org/Guide/pubrules-style.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.w3.org/2006/02/charter-style.css"></head><body><div id="template"><ul id="navbar" style="font-size: small"><li><a href="#scope">Scope</a></li><li><a href="#deliverables">Deliverables</a></li><li><a href="#coordination">Dependencies and Liaisons</a></li><li><a href="#participation">Participation</a></li><li><a href="#communication">Communication</a></li><li><a href="#decisions">Decision Policy</a></li><li><a href="#patentpolicy">Patent
Policy</a></li><li><a href="#about">About this Charter</a></li></ul>
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<h1 id="title">Tracking Protection Working Group Charter</h1>
<p class="mission">The
<strong>mission</strong> of the <a href="./">Tracking Protection Working Group</a>, part of
the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Privacy/">Privacy Activity</a>, is to improve user privacy and user control by defining mechanisms for expressing user preferences around Web tracking and for blocking or allowing Web tracking elements.</p>
<div class="noprint">
<p class="join"><a href="http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/49311/join">Join the
Tracking Protection Working Group</a>.</p>
</div>
<table class="summary-table"><tbody><tr id="Duration"><th rowspan="1" colspan="1">End date</th><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">31 July 2012</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Confidentiality</th><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Proceedings are <a href="http://w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/comm.html#confidentiality-levels" shape="rect">
public
</a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Initial co-chairs</th><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
Aleecia M. McDonald, Mozilla<br/>
Matthias Schunter, IBM</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Initial Team Contact</th><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Nick Doty, W3C/MIT (FTE %: 25)</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Usual Meeting Schedule</th><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Teleconferences: Weekly
<br>
Face-to-face:
3-4 per year </td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="scope">
<h2 id="scope">Scope</h2>
<p>The Working Group will produce Recommendation-track specifications for a simple machine-readable preference expression mechanism ("Do Not Track") and technologies for selectively allowing or blocking tracking elements.</p>
<p> Proposed technologies for the user preference that the Working Group will consider include, but are not limited to, the use of an HTTP header to signal the preference and a site's response, and the use of a ECMAScript API or DOM property for the same purpose. For selective blocking of tracking elements, the Working Group will consider, but is not limited to, black and white listing, as proposed in the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Submission/web-tracking-protection/">Web Tracking Protection submission</a>.</p>
<p>Additionally, the Working Group will define the scope of the user preference and practices for compliance with it in a way that will inform and be informed by the technical specification. The group will actively engage governmental, industry, academic and advocacy organizations to seek global consensus definitions and codes of conduct.</p>
<p>The Working Group may investigate monitoring of implementation and conformance to Recommendations by both user agents and Web sites.</p>
<h3>Success Criteria</h3>
<ul>
<li>Production of stable Recommendation-track specifications.</li>
<li>Adoption of deliverables by user agents and compliance by industry.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Out of Scope</h3>
<p>While guidelines that define the user experience or user interface may be useful (and within scope), the Working Group will not specify the exact presentation to the user.</p>
<p>The Working Group will not design mechanisms for the expression of complex or general-purpose policy statements.</p>
</div>
<div>
<h2 id="deliverables">Deliverables</h2>
<p>The group expects to publish the following documents consistent with the above scope. The titles of the documents are indicative only.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Tracking Preference Expression (Do Not Track)</strong>, Recommendation.<br />This specification defines the technical mechanisms for expressing a Do Not Track preference, for example as an HTTP header or a DOM property. It may include mechanisms for sites to signal whether and how they honor this preference.</li>
<li><strong>Tracking Preference Expression Definitions and Compliance</strong>, Recommendation.<br />This specification defines the meaning of a Do Not Track preference and sets out practices for Web sites to comply with this preference.</li>
<li><strong>Tracking Selection Lists</strong>, Recommendation.<br />This specification defines a format for interchangeable lists for blocking or allowing Web tracking elements and expected user agent interpretation of this format.</li>
</ul>
<p>The Tracking Preference Expression Recommendation should inform and be informed by the Definitions. The Working Group may also publish guides for implementation and compliance by user agents and Web sites.</p>
<h3>Testing</h3>
<p>The Working Group may publish test suites for technical specifications or reports evaluating compliance.</p>
<h3>Milestones</h3>
<table class="roadmap" width="80%">
<caption>
Milestones
</caption>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="7" rowspan="1">
Note: The group will document significant changes from this initial schedule on the group home page.
</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
Specification
</th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<acronym title="First Working Draft">FPWD</acronym>
</th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<acronym title="Last Call Working Draft">LC</acronym>
</th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<acronym title="Candidate Recommendation">CR</acronym>
</th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<acronym title="Proposed Recommendation">PR</acronym>
</th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
<acronym title="Recommendation">Rec</acronym>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
Tracking Preference Expression
</th>
<td class="WD1" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
September 2011
</td>
<td class="LC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
December 2011
</td>
<td class="CR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
April 2012
</td>
<td class="PR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
May 2012
</td>
<td class="REC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
June 2012
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
Tracking Preference Expression Definitions and Compliance
</th>
<td class="WD1" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
September 2011
</td>
<td class="LC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
December 2011
</td>
<td class="CR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
April 2012
</td>
<td class="PR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
May 2012
</td>
<td class="REC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
June 2012
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">
Tracking Selection Lists
</th>
<td class="WD1" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
September 2011
</td>
<td class="LC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
December 2011
</td>
<td class="CR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
April 2012
</td>
<td class="PR" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
May 2012
</td>
<td class="REC" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
June 2012
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The Tracking Preference Expression and Definitions and Compliance Recommendations are necessarily linked and aligned; the Tracking Preference Expression (Do Not Track) specification should move to Proposed Recommendation status only with consensus on the associated Definitions and Compliance. Progress of the Tracking Selection List specification along the recommendation track is independent of the progress of the two Tracking Preference specifications.</p>
<p>The first face-to-face meeting will take place <strong>21-22 September 2011</strong> at MIT.</p>
</div>
<div class="dependencies">
<h2 id="coordination">Dependencies and Liaisons</h2>
<h3>W3C Groups</h3>
<dl><dt>Web Advertising Business Group (Anticipated)</dt><dd>Input from the advertising industry on common practices, priorities and business model issues will be essential.</dd>
<dt><a href="http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/">Device APIs and Policy Working Group</a></dt><dd>Requirements and proposals for policy expression may provide useful insight.</dd>
<dt><a href="http://www.w3.org/2011/07/privacy-ig-charter.html">Privacy Interest Group</a> (Anticipated)</dt><dd>Since the TPWG is explicitly addressing privacy, the group will work closely with the Privacy Interest Group.</dd>
<dt>
<a href="http://w3.org/WAI/PF/" shape="rect">WAI Protocols and Formats Working Group</a></dt><dd>The group will work with WAI to address any accessibility issues that may arise from new tracking protection technology.</dd><dt><a href="http://w3.org/International/" shape="rect">Internationalization Activity</a></dt><dd>The group will work with the Internationalization Activity to address any internationalization issues that may arise from new tracking protection technology.</dd></dl>
<p>Furthermore, the Tracking Protection Working Group expects
to follow these W3C Recommendations:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://w3.org/TR/qaframe-spec/" shape="rect">QA Framework:
Specification Guidelines</a>.</li><li><a href="http://w3.org/TR/charmod/" shape="rect">Character Model for the
World Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals</a></li><li><a href="http://w3.org/TR/webarch/" shape="rect">Architecture of the World
Wide Web, Volume I</a></li></ul>
<h3>External Groups</h3>
<dl><dt><a href="http://www.ietf.org/">Internet Engineering Task Force</a> <a href="http://www.apps.ietf.org/">Applications Area</a> and <a href="http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/privacydir/current/maillist.html">Privacy Directorate</a></dt><dd>Review of HTTP header additions and privacy implications.</dd></dl>
<p>The task force working on defining tracking will actively seek collaboration with external groups including: government regulators in the US, EU and other jurisdictions, existing industry self-regulatory programs, consumer protection advocacy organizations and academics.</p>
<p>Public workshops may be used to invite participation and comments from a wider audience.</p>
</div>
<div class="participation">
<h2 id="participation">Participation</h2>
<p>To be successful, the Tracking Protection Working Group is expected to have 10 or more active participants for its duration. Effective participation to Tracking Protection Working Group is expected to consume one work day per week for each participant; two days per week for editors.</p>
<p>The Working Group will actively seek out participants that reflect consumer privacy, advertising industry and regulatory perspectives. Chairs may choose to invite individuals to formally participate in the group, per the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/invexp.html">Invited Expert policy</a>.</p>
<p>Participants are reminded of the <a href="http://w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/groups.html#good-standing" shape="rect">
Good Standing requirements</a> of the W3C Process.</p>
</div>
<div class="communication">
<h2 id="communication">Communication</h2>
<p>This group primarily conducts its work on the public mailing list <strong>public-tracking</strong>. The group may use multiple public lists to separate conversation of technical and non-technical deliverables. A member-only list may be created for administrative purposes only.</p>
<p>Information about the group (deliverables, participants, face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, etc.) is available from the Tracking Protection Working Group home page.</p>
</div>
<div class="decisions">
<h2 id="decisions">Decision Policy</h2>
<p>As explained in the Process Document (<a href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Process/policies#Consensus" shape="rect">section
3.3</a>), this group will seek to make decisions when there
is consensus. When the Chair puts a question and observes
dissent, after due consideration of different opinions, the
Chair should record a decision (possibly after a formal vote)
and any objections, and move on.</p>
<p>This charter is written in accordance with <a href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Process/policies#Votes" shape="rect">Section
3.4, Votes</a> of the W3C Process Document and includes no
voting procedures beyond what the Process Document
requires.</p>
</div>
<div class="patent">
<h2 id="patentpolicy">Patent Policy</h2>
<p>This Working Group operates under the <a href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/" shape="rect">W3C Patent Policy</a> (5 February 2004 Version). To promote the widest adoption of Web standards, W3C seeks to issue Recommendations that can be implemented, according to this policy, on a Royalty-Free basis.</p>
<p>For more information about disclosure obligations for this group, please see the <a href="http://w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/" shape="rect">W3C Patent Policy Implementation</a>.</p>
</div>
<h2 id="about">About this Charter</h2>
<p>This charter for the Tracking Protection Working Group has been created according to
<a href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Process/groups#GAGeneral" shape="rect">section
6.2</a> of the <a href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Process" shape="rect">Process
Document</a>. In the event of a
conflict between this document or the provisions of any charter
and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take precedence.</p>
<hr>
<address>
Nick Doty, W3C; Thomas Roessler, W3C; Rigo Wenning, W3C
</address>
<p class="copyright"><a rel="Copyright" href="http://w3.org/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Copyright" shape="rect">Copyright</a> ©
2011 <a href="http://w3.org/" shape="rect"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym></a>
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<a href="http://www.ercim.org/" shape="rect"><acronym title="European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics">ERCIM</acronym></a>
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