Attached simple patch for NetSurf to send the DoNotTrack header.
We are supposed to be setting a DOM document property too* but I'm not
sure how to do this. I guess it isn't relevant until we get
Javascript anyway.
Test at: http://dnt.mozilla.org
with do_not_track:1
Chris
*
http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-web-tracking-protection-20110224/#dnt-uas
Index: desktop/options_main.h
===================================================================
--- desktop/options_main.h (revision 13927)
+++ desktop/options_main.h (working copy)
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
int disc_cache_age; \
/** Whether to block advertisements */ \
bool block_ads; \
+ /** Disable website tracking, see \
+ *
http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-web-tracking-protection-20110224/#dnt-uas
*/ \
+ bool do_not_track; \
/** Minimum GIF animation delay */ \
int minimum_gif_delay; \
/** Whether to send the referer HTTP header */ \
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@
.memory_cache_size = 12 * 1024 * 1024, \
.disc_cache_age = 28, \
.block_ads = false, \
+ .do_not_track = false, \
.minimum_gif_delay = 10, \
.send_referer = true, \
.foreground_images = true, \
@@ -310,6 +314,7 @@
{ "memory_cache_size", OPTION_INTEGER, &nsoptions.memory_cache_size },
\
{ "disc_cache_age", OPTION_INTEGER, &nsoptions.disc_cache_age }, \
{ "block_advertisements", OPTION_BOOL, &nsoptions.block_ads }, \
+ { "do_not_track", OPTION_BOOL, &nsoptions.do_not_track }, \
{ "minimum_gif_delay", OPTION_INTEGER, &nsoptions.minimum_gif_delay },
\
{ "send_referer", OPTION_BOOL, &nsoptions.send_referer }, \
{ "foreground_images", OPTION_BOOL, &nsoptions.foreground_images },
\
Index: content/fetchers/curl.c
===================================================================
--- content/fetchers/curl.c (revision 13927)
+++ content/fetchers/curl.c (working copy)
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@
APPEND(fetch->headers, s);
}
+ if (nsoption_bool(do_not_track) == true) {
+ APPEND(fetch->headers, "DNT: 1");
+ }
+
/* And add any headers specified by the caller */
for (i = 0; headers[i] != NULL; i++) {
APPEND(fetch->headers, headers[i]);
