Internet Centralization: What Can Standards Do?

Solid paper written by Mark Nottingham (Chair of the HTTP WG and
recently, Internet Barrister In Training) on what standards can and
can't do wrt. centralization:

https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-nottingham-avoiding-internet-centralization-09.html

I was randomly looking at recently published IETF drafts and it caught my eye.

It's a thought provoking read... applicable to some of the work we do
here as a community. Overlaps with what's happening with big tech, ISO
Mobile Driver's Licenses, and W3C Verifiable Credentials as it relates
to US, Canadian, and EU published roadmaps wrt. digital wallets,
privacy,  security, and citizen identity. Also relates to the looming
regulatory pressures over Apple and some of the other big tech vendors
in the EU.

The various individuals that participate in this group, especially
related to governments, regulation, and anti-competitive initiatives,
might want to take a look at the document. It's a fairly quick read
with some good call outs wrt. centralization, consolidation,
decentralization, and what standards can do to combat some of the
problematic power dynamics in the market.

I've BCC'd Mark to save his inbox.

-- manu

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Received on Sunday, 19 February 2023 22:16:25 UTC