Sites that don’t respond to “Do Not Track” in Safari

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Hi folks,

I’ve been curious about this for a while: Despite Safari’s privacy features (DNT), couldn’t a website or service just ignore the request?

Then I saw it written verbatim in Adobe’s privacy policy:

“These rights may be limited, for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal personal information about another person, or if you ask us to delete information which we are required by law to keep or which we need to defend claims against us. In addition, most web browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that lets you tell websites you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, there is not an accepted standard on how companies should respond to web browsers’ “Do Not Track” signals. Accordingly, our Services and Software do not currently recognize or respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals. However, you can learn more about Adobe’s advertising practices and your privacy choices here.”

Is this a common issue?

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