RE: "private" Element Attribute

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>]

> What problem are we trying to solve?
> 
> a. Providing a mechanism for users to announce their preferences?
> 
> b. Providing a mechanism for collectors to announce their practices?
> 
> c. Providing a mechanism for the expression of applicable law?
> 
> d. Providing a mechanism for policy expression which is capable of
> test, hence enforcement?
> 
> e. Other
> 
> I was pretty sure we settled on (c), hence (b), and not on (a). Adding
> (d) is interesting. Replacing (b), hence (c), with (a) isn't, 
> IMO. I know
> at least one contributor prefered (a) to (b).

I'm not sure how or why you concluded that we settled on (c) in the context
of this thread.  My understanding of the IESG comments is that they were
focused on (a).

-Scott-