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remove list of privacy labor suggestions around ancillary data #221

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[=User agents=] should aggressively <a href="#data-minimization">minimize</a> [=ancillary
data=] and should avoid burdening the user with additional [=privacy labor=]
when deciding what [=ancillary data=] to expose. To that end, user agents may
employ user research, solicitation of general preferences, and heuristics about
sensitivity of data or trust in a particular context. To facilitate site
when deciding what [=ancillary data=] to expose. To facilitate site
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Off topic, but since we're here.... how about simpler language? "To help sites understand user preferences..."

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I think this is a good change too

understanding of user preferences, user agents can provide browser-configurable
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Should "browser-configurable" be "user-configurable" here?

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browser-configurable here is the same thing as user-configureable. "browser-configureable" means the user can configure the browser to change the policy

signals to directly communicate common user preferences (such as a [=global
opt-out=]).
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