RFC 8280 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017

Research into Human Rights Protocol Considerations

Overview

RFC 8280, “Research into Human Rights Protocol Considerations”, is an Informational document published in October 2017 by N. ten Oever, C. Cath. It has since been updated by RFC 9620. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document aims to propose guidelines for human rights considerations, similar to the work done on the guidelines for privacy considerations (RFC 6973). The other parts of this document explain the background of the guidelines and how they were developed.

This document is the first milestone in a longer-term research effort. It has been reviewed by the Human Rights Protocol Considerations (HRPC) Research Group and also by individuals from outside the research group.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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