>> If you don't like it, don't use it - simple as that.
>> His website is running in your browser by your choice, not his ;-)
Excellent, now how do I know ahead of time, or without digging through the source, which sites are going to try and run this stuff?
--edit-- Also, and here's the rub - again I just requested some data from his server, and it provided it to me. I made no promise to render or run it in the way he wants. If he has requirements about that sort of thing then maybe he needs to specify them.
Well, the "Do Not Track" option is too simplistic and probably needs improvements.
Ideally, the browser would start by making an OPTIONS request in which the server would reply with something like "yes, I'll track this user in spite of their preferences" (even with a link to their privacy policy) and then the browser could block the view with a warning, just like how Chrome and Firefox are giving warnings for insecure connections, giving users the option to add exceptions or to go somewhere else.
>> His website is running in your browser by your choice, not his ;-)
Excellent, now how do I know ahead of time, or without digging through the source, which sites are going to try and run this stuff?
--edit-- Also, and here's the rub - again I just requested some data from his server, and it provided it to me. I made no promise to render or run it in the way he wants. If he has requirements about that sort of thing then maybe he needs to specify them.