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The volume and frequency of sharing of information about, by, and from individuals has have outpaced the ability to manage it; and surveillance capitalism is now the norm. The current system of regulations and solutions, e.g. GDPR, privacy policies and terms of use, is insufficient for the control of personal data and its use, despite that often being the stated goal. In this context, this work group workgroup is developing open specifications enabling interoperable infrastructure for the control of personal data and its use.
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(3) SCOPE: Explain the scope and definition of the planned work.
Become and/or initiate an active public discussion forum for the collection, development, and analysis of use cases, scenarios, and specifications , improving information sharing as seen from the individual’s perspective.
Foster awareness of and participation in open information-sharing infrastructure(s) from the broadest stakeholder cross-section possible, both the near-term use case phase which has taken place in this working group, the mid-term specification and practical framework build phase (where we are now), and the long-term adoption of the specifications by SSO (Standards Setting Organizations).
Create recommendations, technical specifications and reference implementations covering information sharing usability, security, privacy, interoperability et al that enable persons to exert control over information sharing.
Develop guidance and supporting materials in order to advocate the adoption of specific standard practices, policies, and terms to increase the quality of information sharing practices. Become an umbrella location for new and relevant information sharing technology initiatives should they wish to join our community.
Create and maintain a registry of known implementations that plan to or have adopted the WG recommendations and technical specifications.
Promote and advocate for the implementations of work group workgroup participants.
Engage and draw upon work in other organizations to coordinate efforts.
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Developers, entrepreneurs, privacy and data protection advocates, policy makerspolicymakers, developers, and deployers, both internal and external, to large organizations who that manage services for individual customers.
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July 23, 2013
First complete draft for consideration by the work group
July 1, 2013
Initial partial draft
Feb 2, 2016Update 2016 Update of the new charter approved - need an iterative update on SDO - As Kantara may be new SDO for the WG
July 2019 Update