Following the introduction of a "Do Not Track" feature in modern browsers at the end of last year, Wikinews interviewed several companies and groups about the feature.
A crowdsourced search engine DuckDuckGo reviewed the feature and launched a whatisDNT microsite in December. The review involved checking answers to basic questions such as whether websites stop shaping a user profile based on users' online actvitity or stop displaying targeted advertising. Wikinews interviewed DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg about the microsite launch and the DuckDuckGo opinion on the feature.
((Wikinews))  What prompted the launch of DuckDuckGo (I think it was around 2006?)?
((Wikinews))  What does the DuckDuckGo Team use instead of Gmail?
((Wikinews))  When and how did DuckDuckGo start using Perl? What influenced this decision and language choice?
((Wikinews))  How did you first hear about "DoNotTrack" feature?
((Wikinews))  When did you launch http://whatisDNT.com/ ? Who worked on it? What researches, tests and studies did it involve?
((Wikinews))  A search engine that does not track users sounds good. What do you recommend users to do to not be tracked by *other* websites, such as blogs with targeted ads in sidebar?
((Wikinews))  What is your opinion of ad block tools such as AdBlockPlus and NoScript that ideally aim to block third-party js?
((Wikinews))  Do you think that DoNotTarget option should exist (if consistendly adhered to)?
((Wikinews))  What do you see the ideal behaviour of companies when it comes to making a user's profile? Would you like to ideally prohibit such activity entirely using legislative regulations in the long run?
Wikinews also interviewed Haakon Flage Bratsberg, Product Counsel from Opera Software, the corporation behind Opera web browser.
((Wikinews))  Have you heard of "Do Not Track" feature support in modern browsers? What do you think about it?
((Wikinews))  Given that not all companies respect this setting, do you feel its name misleading? Do you think it could better be named "Do Not Target" instead? 
((Wikinews))  Do you think that all websites should respect DNT users' preferences in the long run?
((Wikinews))  Would you ideally see the respect for DNT users' preferences legally enforced?
((Wikinews))  What do you see as an ideal solution to resolve the misleading situation with DoNotTrack that you acknowledged in your response to the second question?
((Wikinews))  How do you envision the "self regulatory" approach? How would it work?
Wikinews contacted the Mozilla press office and got replies on behalf of the Mozilla Corporation.
((Wikinews))  When and why did you decide to start supporting the Do Not Track feature?
((Wikinews))  Do you think that all websites should respect DNT users' preferences in the long run?
((Wikinews))  The mobile Firefox attitude to DNT is ...interesting! Thank you for the replies.
Wikinews contacted the Wikimedia press office and got replies from Jay Walsh, senior director of communications at the Wikimedia Foundation.
((Wikinews))  Have you heard of "Do Not Track" feature support in modern browsers? What do you think about it? 
((Wikinews))  Given that not all companies respect this setting, do you feel its name misleading? Do you think it could better be named "Do Not Target" instead? 
((Wikinews))  Do you think that all websites should respect DNT users' preferences in the long run? 
((Wikinews))  Would you ideally see the respect for DNT users' preferences legally enforced? 

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