I'm working on a javascript advertising engine, and I would like for it to respect Firefox DNT header.
Is there any way javascript can check if the user has set DNT to on or off in firefox (or has set no preferences) without getting help from the server?
The DNT (Do Not Track) request header indicates the user's tracking preference. It lets users indicate whether they would prefer privacy rather than personalized content. Header type.
I think you're looking for navigator.doNotTrack
:
console.log(window.navigator.doNotTrack);
// prints "yes" if DNT is enabled; otherwise this is "unspecified" in Firefox
MDN explains that in Firefox:
When the do-not-track header sends "1",
navigator.doNotTrack
is "yes". When the header is unset,navigator.doNotTrack
is "unspecified". When the header sends "0" (currently unsupported in Firefox),navigator.doNotTrack
is "no".
In other browsers:
IE9, Opera 12, and Safari 5.1 are based on an earlier version of this specification where navigator.doNotTrack is the value sent for the do-not-track header.
IE9 uses a vendor prefix, i.e.,
navigator.msDoNotTrack
So, you might detect DNT in general by doing:
var isDNT = navigator.doNotTrack == "yes" || navigator.doNotTrack == "1" ||
navigator.msDoNotTrack == "1";
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