The future of the Do-Not-Track working group remains unclear,
according to a recent survey taken among its participants.
Forty-three of the 100 or so working-group participants submitted
responses to the survey, which proposed five paths for the
group moving forward.
According to the survey, 17 participants voted that they have
"no confidence" in the group and that all work should be
discontinued. Some of the comments described the proceeding
as "so flawed [that] it's a farce." Others
called the progress made to date, "shameful." Other
participants remained somewhat more hopeful; though, ideas on how
to achieve a more meaningful Do-Not-Track standard varied.
Twenty-six participants voted against continuing to stay on the
current path and resolving the remaining open issues as outlined in
the proposal. The remaining proposals, which garnered the
most votes, recommended splitting up the working group's focus
on establishing a technical means for sending a
