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Do Not Track

What is Do Not Track?

A web browser signal requesting that websites and advertisers do not track the user's browsing activity for targeted advertising purposes.

Privacy and Data Protection

Frameworks that govern do not track

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on do not track

Requirements naming do not track across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Delaware Online Privacy and Protection Act (proposed)2 controls

The privacy policy must disclose how the operator responds to do not track signals or similar mechanisms, and whether third parties may collect personally identifiable information about a consumer's online activities over time and across different sites when u...

DE-DOPPA-1205C-DNT · Do Not Track and cross-site tracking disclosure →
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)1 control

Latvia PDPL Special-Contexts processing derogations and elaborations. Section 10 Processing for Journalistic + Academic + Artistic + Literary Expression - extensive GDPR Article 85 derogation balancing freedom of expression + privacy + Press Law of Republic of...

LV-PDPL-Special-Contexts-Journalistic-Academic-Artistic-Literary-S10-Personal-ID-Numbers-S9-Video-Surveillance-S25-Direct-Marketing-S28 · Latvia PDPL Special Contexts + Journalism + S.10 + Personal ID Numbers + Video Surveillance + Direct Marketing →

Questions people ask about do not track

What is Do Not Track?
A web browser signal requesting that websites and advertisers do not track the user's browsing activity for targeted advertising purposes.
Why is Do Not Track important for compliance?
Do Not Track is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding do not track helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Do Not Track?
Do Not Track appears in the requirement text of Delaware Online Privacy and Protection Act (proposed), Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018). Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Do Not Track?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how do not track applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.