Fwd: The Default

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From: Mitzi László <mitzil@inrupt.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 at 20:33
Subject: The Default
To: <public-solid@w3.org>


Hi W3C Solid Community Group,

In preparation for our call next Thursday I wanted to share some thoughts
on the following agenda item:

   - Discuss possibility of Solid Design Requirements Specification in
   particular the potential for defining the default data sharing settings in
   such a way that the user is protected while able to engage at a minimum
   level.


I have begun to write the Solid spec chronologically i.e. detailing the
technical requirements when they are relevant to the user journey. It is a
very rough draft. The purpose of this thought experiment is not to restrict
the path, rather to identify where the default design is critical and if
there are any technical requirements that if done by a single party would
result in a conflict of interest to the core values of Solid. I would like
to talk about the minimum.

As homo sapiens, the default tends to be our choice, we are lazy. Rather
than fight our natural wiring (which anyone who went on a diet can tell you
is tough) I think we should reflect on the default to make sure it
represents our more considered choices and defined values.

Pat’s work on G consent could be a very useful reference to build on
http://openscience.adaptcentre.ie/ontologies/GConsent/docs/ontology

Depending on our conversations next week perhaps this could be a new
repository on the Solid GitHub.

Please excuse me for using Microsoft Word, however, it illustrates the
point I am trying to make rather neatly.

Mitzi