Does the DNT standard require that User-Agent strings correctly reflect the browser? [1] Guaranteeing a site follows DNT means that it will follow it, not that it will follow it only if headers are not forged.
Also, is "forging" really a dishonest thing in this instance? Browsers have been making themselves look like other browsers for years, in order to deal with stupid servers that make incorrect assumptions about the User-Agent string.
[1] Not a rhetorical question. I don't know the answer.
Also, is "forging" really a dishonest thing in this instance? Browsers have been making themselves look like other browsers for years, in order to deal with stupid servers that make incorrect assumptions about the User-Agent string.
[1] Not a rhetorical question. I don't know the answer.