Re: IETF privacy policy - update

[Marshall Eubanks <[e-mail]>]

<wearing no hats>

On Jul 5, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote:

>
>
> On 7/5/2010 9:05 AM, Alissa Cooper wrote:
>> In discussing the policy with the IAOC and others, it seems clear  
>> that the RFC
>> model is probably not the best model for maintaining and updating a  
>> document
>> like this.
>
>
> While I could imagine that you are correct, the answer isn't at all  
> clear to me.
>
> Presumably it should represent community consensus and should not  
> change all that often.  And having an archival copy makes sense.  So  
> I'm not understanding why it should not be published as an RFC.
>

I assume (for I do not know) that people are worried about time  
involved in bringing a new RFC to publication.

I don't see why this couldn't be divided in the way that the Trust  
Legal Provisions have been :

- a RFC to set the _goals_ and basic framework of the privacy policy,  
which might change something like every 5 years (or less often if we  
are lucky) and

- an IAOC document for the actual privacy policy itself, which could  
be changed very quickly if (say) lawyers started beating down the doors.

Regards
Marshall




> Please clarify.
>
> Thanks.
>
> d/
>
> ps. I, too, like the idea of having the policy.  I'm only asking  
> about its form.
>
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>  Dave Crocker
>  Brandenburg InternetWorking
>  bbiw.net
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