Privacy Needs and Preferences

Owned by Dana Ayotte
Mar 27, 2017
2 min read

  • Control third-party tracking (see also Cookies)

    • Do not track request ON - DEFAULT

    • Do not track request OFF

    • Alerts on/off

    • Temporarily allow

  • Control third-party scripts - e.g. NoScript https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBqnLgOzwM (no default - in-context only)

    • Temporarily allow this site

    • Allow this site

    • Temporarily allow this page

    • Allow this page

  • Location tracking

    • Never allow any services (OFF) - DEFAULT

    • Allow all services always (ON with no exceptions)

    • ON with exceptions:

        • Allow on as-needed basis only

        • Always alert/ask me first

        • Allow trusted services only

      • Consider also the combo of only from trusted services, otherwise ask/alert me first

  • Sharing contacts across services

    • Never allow any services (OFF) - DEFAULT

    • Allow all services always (ON with no exceptions)

    • Allow with exceptions (ON with exceptions)

        • Always alert/ask me first

        • Share with trusted services only

      • Consider also the combo of only from trusted services, otherwise ask/alert me first

  • Clear my history - include options for Browser / Cache / Downloads / Passwords / Autofill form data

    • Every hour

    • Upon quitting the browser

    • once/day (DEFAULT with alert/confirmation)

    • once/week

    • once/month

    • Never

  • “Forget me”: Never store/immediately wipe my information

    • ON (choose from list of items) - DEFAULT

      • Credit card info

      • Mailing address

      • other

    • OFF

  • Block advertising

    • OFF

    • ON (all ads) - DEFAULT

    • ON with exceptions:

      • Targeted ads only (relates to tracking)

  • Cookies-related preferences

    • Two categories:  Accept cookies (allow creation)  and Share cookies (allow access from other than original service)

    • delete all cookies now (remove association to data) - not a preference, but include option in the tool

    • Creation

      • Never allow from any services

        • Allow always

        • Allow with exceptions:

          • Allow from original service only - DEFAULT

          • Allow only from trusted services

          • Always alert/ask me first

      • Consider also the combo of only from trusted services, otherwise ask/alert me first

    • Sharing

      • Never allow with any services - DEFAULT

      • Always allow with any service

      • Allow with exceptions:

        • Only allow with trusted services

        • Always alert/ask me first

      • Consider also the combo of only from trusted services, otherwise ask/alert me first

    • Expiration

      • Remove at end of session

      • Remove upon leaving the site - DEFAULT

      • Remove all once/day

      • Remove all once/week