Ethical Presence Anchoring Community Group launched

With your support, the Ethical Presence Anchoring Community Group has been launched:
  https://www.w3.org/community/ethicalpresence/

This group was originally proposed on 2025-11-01 by Steven Kou.
The following people supported its creation:
  Amir Hameed Mir
  Steven Kou
  Narh Sylvester Narh
  Anuj Desai
  Rosemarie fisk Fisk

To join the group, please use:
  https://www.w3.org/community/ethicalpresence/join

Please note that supporting a group is different from joining
a group. Supporters must also enroll if they wish to participate.

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The W3C Community Group for Ethical Presence Anchoring explores new approaches for privacy-preserving spatial context within the WebXR ecosystem.

Our mission is to define and prototype consent-based, local-only anchoring methods that protect user dignity and autonomy while enabling immersive, emotionally meaningful XR experiences on the open web.

The group will:

- Develop open specifications for Passive Spatial Presence Vector (PSPV) and Presence Mesh Protocol (PMP) extensions for WebXR.
- Establish ethical guidelines and technical safeguards for handling local spatial data, emotional context, and consent layers.
- Collaborate with W3C, Khronos, and Open Metaverse Foundation participants to ensure cross-standard compatibility.
 
Deliverables will include technical drafts, ethical design frameworks, and open-source prototypes demonstrating presence anchoring without cloud telemetry or invasive data capture.

Especially welcome are developers, designers, researchers, and ethicists who believe immersive technology should serve human well-being and preserve personal sovereignty.
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Thank you,

W3C Community Development Team

Received on Thursday, 29 January 2026 13:48:39 UTC