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==Step 2: Visualizing Tracking== | ==Step 2: Visualizing Tracking== | ||
The next class of work that needs to be done to aid transparency and control in | |||
tracking is to show consumers exactly what's going on with their browsing | |||
history. We must make accessible to Firefox users the tracking beacon and | |||
first-third party relationships that show up as they browse the web. | |||
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| P1 || Mine places database to create graph representation of browser hits to | |||
sites in first and third party contexts | |||
| {{StatusHealthy|status=investigating places DB, creating script to mine it}} | |||
| Q3 2011 || Sid Stamm | |||
| 2 | |||
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| P2 || Based on hit-relationship graph, create visual representation so users | |||
can identify which sites are tracking them (and from where) | |||
| Not Started (depends on graph creation) || ? || Sid Stamm | |||
| 1, 2 | |||
|} | |||
==Step 3: Establishing Trust== | ==Step 3: Establishing Trust== | ||
==Step 4: | Once tracking can be identified, it's important for users to be able to discern | ||
"acceptable" tracking from "unacceptable" tracking and adjust how they interact | |||
with sites they trust. | |||
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! Priority | |||
! Item | |||
! Status | |||
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! Owner | |||
! Outcomes | |||
|- | |||
| P2 || Improve Site identity button to show more about how you've interacted with a site in the past (relationship gauge) | |||
| Not Started || ? || ? | |||
| 3 | |||
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| P2 || Opt-back-in-from-DNT capability (so sites can ask you to turn off DNT for their site | |||
| Not Started || ? || Sid Stamm | |||
| 2,4 | |||
|- | |||
| P2 | |||
| [[Privacy/Features/Third-Party-Cookie Request API|API for allowing sites to request use of third-party cookies]] | |||
| Not Started || ? || ? | |||
| 2 | |||
|- | |||
| P3 | |||
| [[Privacy/Features/Capability API|API for allowing sites to request various other capabilities like geolocation, a:ping, localstorage, etc]] | |||
| Not Started || ? || ? | |||
| 2 | |||
|} | |||
==Step 4: Reducing Tracking from Untrusted Parties== | |||
Not all sites will honor simple requests, so it is necessary to build in | |||
features to enhance user control of tracking. | |||
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! Priority | |||
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| P2 || [[Privacy/Features/Tracking Alert|Alert mechanism or auto-disabling of third party cookies when excessive tracking is encountered.]] | |||
| Not Started || ? || Sid Stamm | |||
| 2, 4, 5 | |||
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