Public Policy Considerations for Internet Design Decisions The
Center for Democracy and Technology‘s Internet Standards, Technology and Policy Project
has issued a new draft document, “Public Policy Considerations for Internet Design Decisions,” that sets forth questions Internet engineers should ask in designing new Internet technologies.
A common assertion within the IETF is that “we don’t do public
policy.” The goal of this document is NOT to suggest that the IETF
should “do” policy in the sense of intentionally conducting extensive
debates on public policy issues. But, as much as the IETF
appropriately tries not to “do” policy, many of its actions and
decisions squarely and significantly impact on public policy
concerns. This document seeks to encourage the IETF to acknowledge
those times when a design decision might affect a policy concern, so
that the community can make a reasoned decision on whether and how to
address the concern in the particular situation.
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