Better Than Compliant

[tedarbyshire]

Project Lead: @tedarbyshire Mentor: @joelostblom

Welcome to OL6, Cohort B! This issue will be used to track your project and progress during the program. Please use this checklist over the next few weeks as you start Open Leadership Training :tada:.

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Before Week 1 (Sept 11): Your first mentorship call

• [x] Complete the OLF self-assessment (online, printable). If you're a group, each teammate should complete this assessment individually. This is here to help you set your own personal goals during the program. No need to share your results, but be ready to share your thoughts with your mentor.
• [x] Make sure you know when and how you'll be meeting with your mentor.

Before Week 2 (Sept 18): First Cohort Call (Open by Design)

• [x] Complete Assignment 'Write Your Vision or Mission Statement'. Leave a comment on this issue with your draft vision statement & be ready to share this on the call.
• [x] Watch 'Mozilla & Working Open'.
• [x] Check the Syllabus for notes and connection info for all the cohort calls.

Before Week 3 (Sept 25): Mentorship call

• [x] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their vision statement.
• [x] Complete your Open Canvas (instructions, canvas). Comment on this issue with a link to your canvas.
• [x] Start your Roadmap. Comment on this issue with your draft Roadmap.

Before Week 4 (Oct 2): Cohort Call (Build for Understanding)

• [x] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their open canvas.
• [x] Pick an open license for the work you're doing during the program.
• [x] Use your canvas to start writing a README, or landing page, for your project. Link to your README in a comment on this issue.

This issue is here to help you keep track of work during the first month of the program. Please refer to the OL6 Syllabus for more detailed weekly notes and assignments past week 4.

[tedarbyshire]

Updated Vision Statement

Our cross-disciplinary team is working to design and develop tools which will redress the power imbalance which is implicit in long-winded terms and conditions, empowering customers to make informed decisions regarding their personal data, and enabling brands to demonstrate their commitment to trustworthiness and openness. Current work is focussed on a browser extension which will parse terms and conditions, compare them to user preferences, and flag any deviations.

[majohansson]

This sounds interesting. I get the idea of the vision statement, but it's not clear to me how the new tools will specifically deal with long-winded terms and conditions. Is the idea to distill the key concepts or push companies to change those terms? Maybe there is a way to incorporate a bit more of the how into the vision statement so it's easier to quickly grasp what you are planning to do to get to the point when consumers are empowered?

[tedarbyshire]

Better Than Compliant_ Open Canvas.pdf

[tedarbyshire]

Roadmap

Rebuild trust in relationships between consumers and brands.

Our cross-disciplinary team is working to design and develop tools which will redress the power imbalance which is implicit in long-winded terms and conditions, empowering customers to make informed decisions regarding their personal data, and enabling brands to demonstrate their commitment to trustworthiness and openness. Current work is focussed on a browser extension which will parse terms and conditions, compare them to user preferences, and flag any deviations.

What do we need to do?

Which milestones are we working towards at the moment? If you see an opportunity to get involved, please drop us a note below.

Milestone: Collaborate on decision tree modelling

Date: 26/09 This week we are working on finalising the design for the decision tree a consumer will interact with when setting their preferences. The work is based on a document sent out to nPower customers entitled 'using your personal information - our fair processing (privacy) notice'. This is available as a PDF on the nPower website.

Milestone: Release white paper

Date: 02/10 We will publish the white paper that the team has been working on to lay the groundwork for the upcoming tool development.

Milestone: Prepare for upcoming events

Dates: DMA - end of October, MozFest 26-28/10 We are working towards having a completed model before our two big events. At the DMA we will test the interest of brands in using the tool (and determine the advantages to them), and at MozFest we will do the same work with consumers.

Milestone: Compile research

Date: 09/11 We will compile the brand and consumer research and release a paper containing the results. This information will be used in the design of the extension.

Milestone: Tool design and development

Date: ONGOING We will continue to prepare our tool for release.

Areas we need help in

Please get in touch if:

• You have NLP expertise and would like to help us develop a strategy and framework for parsing the legal text
• You have browser extension development expertise and would like to support the project as a consultant

[tedarbyshire]

@majohansson Thank you for your comment! I've edited the vision statement and included both a canvas and a roadmap above - let me know if that adds clarity.

[majohansson]

Sure thing. Had a look at your Open Canvas now too. I think what might help me understand the target protect is a sense of what this would look like to a consumer. For example, "enable consumers to quickly identify terms and conditions with which they may not agree." Also, I am wondering if having lawyers or some other legal group with domain-specific knowledge of the legal language might be important contributors?

[tedarbyshire]

https://github.com/tedarbyshire/trust-tools/blob/master/README.md