[projectvrm] DNT question

[Jim Bursch < >]

I haven't been paying close attention to the DNT discussion, so this may be a dumb question. It's 
also more of a technical question.

Isn't tracking a function of cookies? So, killing cookies will kill tracking. 
Am I wrong?

If I routinely and frequently delete cookies, I am performing my own DNT -- 
is that correct?

I have started doing that, but it is inconvenient mainly because of the poor choices for cookie 
management, which is a browser problem.

Again, if I am correct that tracking is a cookie management problem, here is what I would want in a 
cookie management system:

1. Clear, standard descriptions of the purpose of a given cookie. I want to know if it is a tracking 
cookie, or an authentication cookie, or a data storage cookie, etc. Right now I can only guess at 
the purpose of a cookie, given its content.

2. I want to be able to flag cookies that I would like to keep (e.g. authentication so I don't have 
to repeat login), and flag cookies that I don't want (e.g. tracking cookies).

3. I want to be able to create different rules for how different cookies are handled, based on their 
function/purpose -- e.g. keep cookies I like, delete cookies I don't want automatically.

It seems to me that the cookie management system would be a simple browser plugin in the short term. 
The problem would be establishing a protocol for cookie meta data (type, function, purpose, etc.)

Am I over-simplifying?


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