Question to the FedID CG re: FPS

Hello FedID CG members,

I’d like to bring your attention to a couple of discussions happening over in the PrivacyCG regarding the First Party Sets (FPS) proposal.

• Move FPS to different CG/WG (see Issue #88 and 26 May 2022 meeting notes)
• Apple WebKit's feedback on the First Party Sets proposal

The focus of the PrivacyCG is entirely, as one would expect, on privacy principles whereas the FedID CG focuses on maintaining the functionality of federation in a privacy-focused world. Somewhat different priorities that allow for different directions as ideas are incubated.

My question to the FedID CG is whether anyone thinks that FPS has sufficient utility that it helps solve for their federation use cases? I know some people/orgs have said no, because their orgs have too many domains to fit into a FPS. I also know that the FedCM API, which is our CG’s work product, assumes the existence of FPS and expects to serve as the fallback mechanism if FPS doesn’t apply.

All feedback is welcome!

Heather Flanagan
Spherical Cow Consulting



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