Abstract
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Introduction
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Scope
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 5 intends to offer guidance on addressing the privacy challenges associated with the metaverse as people increasingly engage with virtual worlds through personal avatars projecting various aspects of their personality.
Structure
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Status
The standard developmnet project is currently at Working Draft stage.
Publication is planned for 2028.
Commentary
This is an innovative, forward-looking proposal to prepare privacy guidance at this early, formative stage in the lifecycle of the metaverse. There’s an opportunity to explore and address the privacy implications as an integral and supportive part of the ongoing developments in the field, from the outset, hopefully avoiding the difficulties and costs of having to retro-fit privacy controls to already-established norms later on.