Technology Purpose via Intended Use

Hi. I've played around with how to describe the 'purpose' of technology, 
and tried out using Function, Goal, and also TechnologyPurpose - which 
all were not clear or were ambiguous/confusing with DPV's existing 
Purpose. Using the existing dpv:Purpose taxonomy is not feasible because 
it is meant to be a high-level description or end-goals, whereas 
technology 'purpose' can be just about anything (e.g. store data).

Based on earlier discussion's with Delaram around AI Act, I think using 
IntendedUse (not IntendedPurpose) might be a solution here. See 
https://github.com/w3c/dpv/issues/85#issuecomment-2106286745 for an 
example.

In this, the technology/service would have an IntendedUse description 
that say what it can be used for (so we avoid calling it purpose), and 
then when someone uses the technology they can have their own 
IntendedUse to describe what they are planning to use it for. This 
IntendedUse can be a DPV purpose, or processing, or tech/org measure - 
anything.

When using the service in an activity, the entity keeps data processing 
records as usual - with the (GDPR) purpose, etc. and additionally 
indicates the it is implemented using the service. Through this, the 
actual use can be compared with the company's documented intended used 
as well as the supplier/provider's intended use.

What do you think about taking this approach?
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Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
ADAPT Centre, Dublin City University
https://harshp.com/

Received on Sunday, 12 May 2024 15:35:30 UTC