Privacy/Features/DNT signal/TestPlan
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DNT Signal
| Feature | Status | Dev Lead | QA Lead | Status |
| Make DNT signal accessible from the navigator global object | Landed in Firefox 9 | Justin Lebar | Ioana Budnar | In progress |
Summary
- A site that embeds third-party content could force it to honor DNT by suppressing that content when DNT is enabled.
- Web sites should be able to check if "do-not-track" (DNT) is turned on without needing access to the HTTP stream.
- A navigator.doNotTrack object in the JS global namespace could signal that DNT is enabled, and its value would match what is sent in the HTTP header.
- This feature is targeted for Firefox 9.0.
Reference
Use Cases
- A site that embeds third-party content could force it to honor DNT by suppressing that content when DNT is enabled.
Test Cases
- Automated tests: dom/tests/mochitest/general/test_bug629535.html
Important Bugs
- 629535 - add do-not-track signal to navigator global object
Sign off Criteria
- All test cases were run on the Firefox version the feature is targeted for (Firefox 9.0).
- All the major bugs have been fixed.