OpenPD: a standardized, free, and open privacy system (Open Privacy Directive)

What problem are we trying to solve?

Most privacy policies are unhelpful. They fail to clearly define the user's rights, they use ambiguous language, and they don't clearly explain the data they collect.

OpenPD (Open Privacy Directive) brings the user's rights out of the fog. OpenPD is a standardized system for classifying user's rights so that they can be clearly understood. It exists on top of an existing privacy policy, or, for smaller projects that don't already have a privacy policy, in lieu of one.

Just as Creative Commons standardized open content licensing, OpenPD hopes to standardize privacy policies and user data rights.

Who will benefit (directly and indirectly) from this project?

This project will potentially benefit any internet user. As data is increasingly used for political manipulation and exploitation, safeguarding it will help to create a more democratic and open society.

Where can we find any research/data available/articles?

Information about OpenPD can be found at its website https://openpd.org.

What help is needed at this time?

We need feedback from technologists, lawyers, and regular internet users to design OpenPD to be as powerful—but flexible—as possible.

What are the next steps (validation, research, coding, design)?

We need to define several base categories (CC analogy would be CC0, CC), addendum blocks (analogous to BY, SA, for example).

How can we contact you outside of Github (list social media or places you're present)?

I am active on GitHub, but my personal contact information can be found at https://rmrm.io, my personal website.

Project management

Checklist for NEW ideas :baby:

Hey, you're official! You're now part of the growing Progressive HackNight community. Here's a few things to get started (a couple you've probably already done).

[x] Create this idea issue
[x] Flesh out the who, where, and what questions above
[ ] Start the conversation about this new idea on Slack (this project uses #general )
[ ] Respond with at least one update on this issue within the next month

Checklist for ACTIVE projects :fire:

Let's get this project started! When this idea starts taking off, the Progressive HackNight Team will start helping this project's lead(s) out with project management and connecting you to resources you may need. To get there, please complete and check off the following:

[ ] Post an update at least once a month to this issue. Use BASEDEF for ideas, but it's ok even if your update is just "nothing new happened this month" or "we saw a small increase in traffic to our app this month". If there's no activity for two months, that's no problem, life happens. We'll just label this as backlog so others know you'll get back to it when you have the time. If nobody hears from you at all in more than two months, we may mark it as abandoned so that others can pick up this idea and run with it.
[ ] Create a GitHub repository and Slack channel for work.
[ ] Create issues to describe each task that you plan to do or need help with and how a contributor can get started on that task. You might start and stop a lot, so consider issues as your to-do list.
[ ] Create a team for your core contributors
- This will make it easier for you to manage your github repo access. People on a team have the same level of access. Admin access will allow your trusted contributors to make changes as needed.
- You can remove and add people to your team as needed.
- Note: You can also allow collaborators outside of your team and give them more limited access.
[ ] Create a Google Drive, Dropbox, or other cloud storage to share larger files
- Github and Data.World are good for code and data, respectively, especially when you need version control. But they're not good for very large files, documentation, articles, etc. A cloud storage option will allow you to easily share, create, and collaborate on documents with your team and help organize ideas and thoughts.
- Doing this early on can help your team stay organized and to onboard new contributors who wouldn't have access to files you all have shared over email.

If you get stuck at any point, feel free to reach out to the leadership team with an email to steering@progressivehacknight.org or come find an organizer at a HackNight. We're here to help bring great ideas to life!

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