Proposed Group: W3C Community Group for Ethical Presence Anchoring. Community Group
The W3C Community Group for Ethical Presence Anchoring. Community Group has been proposed by Steven Kou:
The W3C Community Group for Ethical Presence Anchoring explores new approaches for privacy-preserving spatial context within the WebXR ecosystem.
Our mission is to define and prototype consent-based, local-only anchoring methods that protect user dignity and autonomy while enabling immersive, emotionally meaningful XR experiences on the open web.
The group will:
- Develop open specifications for Passive Spatial Presence Vector (PSPV) and Presence Mesh Protocol (PMP) extensions for WebXR.
- Establish ethical guidelines and technical safeguards for handling local spatial data, emotional context, and consent layers.
- Collaborate with W3C, Khronos, and Open Metaverse Foundation participants to ensure cross-standard compatibility.
Deliverables will include technical drafts, ethical design frameworks, and open-source prototypes demonstrating presence anchoring without cloud telemetry or invasive data capture.
Especially welcome are developers, designers, researchers, and ethicists who believe immersive technology should serve human well-being and preserve personal sovereignty.
You are invited to support the creation of this group. Once the group has a total of 5 supporters, it will be launched and people can join to begin work. In order to support the group, you will need a W3C account.
Once launched, the group will no longer be listed as “proposed”; it will be in the list of current groups.
If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on site-comments@w3.org
Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team