Fwd: Request for Comments: CommonTerms

Dear all.

Pär Lannerö is still welcoming comments.

Best regards,
Christine

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> Resent-From: public-privacy@w3.org
> From: Pär Lannerö <par.lannero@metamatrix.se>
> Date: April 19, 2012 9:43:26 AM GMT+02:00
> To: <public-privacy@w3.org>
> Subject: Request for Comments: CommonTerms
> 
> Dear web privacy experts,
>  
> Though we are not focusing solely on privacy, the CommonTerms project would kindly like to ask for your feedback on our alpha proposal [1] for a framework for previewing Terms & Conditions on websites.
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> Our proposal is a reaction to the fact that almost nobody reads Terms of Services, Privacy Policies and similar documents, but most accept them anyway. This is a usability issue with negative implications for privacy, security, consumer protection and many other[2] aspects of online life.
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> Instead of blindly accepting the terms, we think that users should be able to get a preview of the most important aspects. It should be possible to determine, at a glance, if the terms are generally in line with the user’s expectations/preferences. The preview format should be standardized and recognizable, in order to make it easy for users to interpret. It cannot replace, but should complement the full agreement.
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> We - a group of usability people, lawyers and web developers - are working on a beta version due for real life testing this summer, and we’re considering different options for standardization.
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> CommonTerms has been much inspired by Mozilla Privacy Icons [3], Carnegie Mellon Privacy Labels [4], of course Creative Commons [5], and many others [6]. The project is sponsored by the Internet Infrastructure Foundation [7].
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> [1] http://www.commonterms.net/Solution.aspx
> [2] http://www.commonterms.net/Problem.aspx
> [3] http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/privacy-icons/
> [4] http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/privacyLabel/
> [5] http://creativecommons.org/
> [6] http://www.commonterms.net/Related.aspx
> [7] https://www.iis.se/en/om-se
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Received on Friday, 15 June 2012 07:47:05 UTC