W3C Weekly News - 28 January 2002

                             W3C Weekly News

                      22 January - 28 January 2002

W3C Launches Web Services Activity

   25 January 2002: W3C is pleased to announce the creation of the
   Web Services Activity. Initially composed of three Working Groups and
   a Coordination Group and folding in the former W3C XML Protocol
   Activity, the new Activity will develop a set of interfaces for
   application to application communication on the Web. Chartered to
   build three Recommendations, Web services work is conducted publicly.
   Read more in the Web Services Activity statement.

    http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
    http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/Activity

Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Becomes a W3C Proposed
Recommendation

   28 January 2002: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the
   "The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification" to
   Proposed Recommendation. P3P is a simple automated way for users to
   gain control over the use of their personal information on Web sites
   they visit. Comments are welcome through 25 February. Read the
   answers to frequently asked questions about P3P and more about the
   W3C Privacy Activity.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/PR-P3P-20020128/
    http://www.w3.org/P3P/p3pfaq
    http://www.w3.org/Privacy/Activity

An RDF Schema for P3P Published

   25 January 2002: The P3P Specification Working Group has published
   "An RDF Schema for P3P" as a W3C Note. Based on "The Platform for
   Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification" Last Call Working
   Draft, the Note represents one possible RDF schema for P3P. P3P
   simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy
   policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Comments are
   welcome. Read about the W3C Privacy Activity.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/NOTE-p3p-rdfschema-20020125/
    http://www.w3.org/Privacy/Activity

W3C Publishes Current Patent Practice

   24 January 2002: The World Wide Web Consortium has published "Current
   Patent Practice" as a W3C Note. Reviewed by the Advisory Board, the
   Note represents the current state of W3C patent practice as
   implemented by the Team for W3C Recommendations. It serves as a guide
   for W3C Activities between now and when the policy developed by the
   Patent Policy Working Group is finalized. Comments are welcome on the
   publicly archived mailing list www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/NOTE-patent-practice-20020124
    http://www.w3.org/2001/ppwg/

CSS Media Queries Last Call Working Draft Published

   23 January 2002: The CSS Working Group has released a Last Call
   Working Draft of "Media queries." The draft proposes a registry of
   media types to describe what type of devices a style sheet applies
   to, and provides for expressions to limit a style sheet's scope.
   Comments are invited. Visit the CSS home page.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-css3-mediaqueries-20020123/
    http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

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