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P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0

P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0. New York – Feb. 4, 2002. Before We Discuss IE 6.0…. http://www.p3ptoolbox.org. Implementation guide Power Points Links Key outside resources. Your One-stop P3P Resource. P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0. Cookie Management. Earlier IE Versions:

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P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0

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  1. P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0 New York – Feb. 4, 2002

  2. Before We Discuss IE 6.0…

  3. http://www.p3ptoolbox.org Implementation guide Power Points Links Key outside resources Your One-stop P3P Resource

  4. P3P & Internet Explorer 6.0

  5. Cookie Management • Earlier IE Versions: • “Reject” all, “accept” all, “prompt” • Cookies • login, customization or advertising • How do you know? • Same action applied to all cookies indiscriminately

  6. P3P in Internet Explorer 6.0 • Based on the Network Advertising Initiative • Merging of online habits with offline databases (personally-identifiable information) • Opt-out of data collection

  7. How Does This Work? • Processes cookies based on presence and contents of P3P compact policies • Differentiates between cookies based on party • First party: Domain a Web user is visiting (www.example.com) • Third party: Any other domain serving content (www.examplestore.com or www.catalog.com) • Displays, but does not process, full, or verbose, P3P policies

  8. Types of P3P-based Policies • Verbose P3P Policy (Mandatory) • XML file with complete description of site privacy policies • Compact P3P Policy (Optional) • 1-line description of site privacy policy • Found in HTTP Header • Served by the provider of the cookie

  9. Compact Policy Example • Individual Analysis • Other Recipients • Online Contact Information • Policies could have more tokens, such as which data is available for access

  10. Status Icon: First Encounter

  11. User Experience Help Topics • Explains privacy issues with cookies • Explains how to change privacy settings

  12. User ExperiencePrivacy Settings • Privacy Tab slider • Medium = Default • Highest = Block All Cookies • 1st and 3rd • Lowest = Allow All Cookies • 1st and 3rd • Import • XML Privacy settings file

  13. User ExperienceStatus Icon • Web site uses cookies • Privacy Policies don’t match settings • Cookies are restricted • User notified

  14. User ExperienceAdvanced Privacy Settings • Overrides automatic cookie handling • Control over 1st & 3rd Party cookies • Users can exempt session cookies from first two options

  15. What Does This Mean? • At medium (default) setting: • Third party cookies without compact policies are blocked • First party cookies are accepted • Third parties will not be able to collect some information. • Graphics may not appear • In addition: • All settings medium & above will block at least some third party cookies • Web site functionality may be compromised

  16. Additional Information P3P Toolbox: • http://www.p3ptoolbox.org/browser • W3C: www.w3c.org/P3P • Deployment guide http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment • Candidate Recommendation http://www.w3.org/TR/P3P/ • MSDN article • http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie and read the material on IE 6 privacy • Contact privinfo@microsoft.comwith questions

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