[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46986: DNT Parameter automatically for Vimeo oEmbed requests

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#46986: DNT Parameter automatically for Vimeo oEmbed requests
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 Reporter:  djc71889     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Embeds       |     Version:
 Severity:  major        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  privacy
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 I'll be completely honest, I don't know how best to fix this.
 [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/DNT According
 to MDN]:

 > The DNT (Do Not Track) request header indicates the user's tracking
 preference. It lets users indicate whether they would prefer privacy
 rather than personalized content.

 This makes no mention of collecting view statistics which can be gathered
 independently of tracking a user for personalisation purposes. It seems to
 me that Vimeo is being overly cautious with respect to the `dnt`
 parameter.

 That said, I appreciate that this is affecting the stats collection for
 video producers, which is not ideal. It's unfortunate that there's nothing
 in the oEmbed spec that covers this, and off the top of my head there's no
 other header or parameter that could be used instead of `dnt`.

 Vimeo embeds _could_ be excluded from using the `dnt` parameter, which
 isn't ideal, but realistically it might be about the only option.

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