Craigslist does not honor browser-level 'Do Not Track' settings, meaning your browser's privacy request to stop tracking will be ignored by the site.
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Users who rely on their browser's Do Not Track setting as a privacy control should be aware that Craigslist explicitly disregards this signal, though Craigslist separately states it does not use tracking technologies for marketing purposes.
Activating Do Not Track in your browser will not change how Craigslist collects or uses your data; users seeking to limit data collection should rely on Craigslist's stated no-marketing-tracking commitments rather than browser-level signals.
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"We do not respond to "Do Not Track" signals (see allaboutdnt.com).— Excerpt from Craigslist's Craigslist Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) requires operators to disclose how they respond to Do Not Track signals; Craigslist's disclosure that it does not respond satisfies the disclosure obligation even if it does not honor the signal. The FTC has not established a mandatory Do Not Track standard, though it has encouraged industry adoption. No current federal law requires honoring Do Not Track signals, making this provision legally permissible in the US as a matter of disclosure. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The explicit disclosure of non-response satisfies CalOPPA's transparency requirement. The practical impact is limited given Craigslist's separate commitment to not use tracking technologies for marketing, which reduces the functional significance of the Do Not Track non-response. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users should note that GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive impose separate cookie and tracking consent requirements that are distinct from Do Not Track signals; compliance with those frameworks would need to be assessed separately from this provision. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: No material vendor or contract implications arise from this provision. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should confirm that the non-response to Do Not Track signals is consistent with any applicable state privacy laws in jurisdictions beyond California that may address browser-based privacy signals, including the Global Privacy Control signal now recognized under CPRA regulations.
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Users who rely on their browser's Do Not Track setting as a privacy control should be aware that Craigslist explicitly disregards this signal, though Craigslist separately states it does not use tracking technologies for marketing purposes.
Activating Do Not Track in your browser will not change how Craigslist collects or uses your data; users seeking to limit data collection should rely on Craigslist's stated no-marketing-tracking commitments rather than browser-level signals.
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