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The W3C Community Group for Ethical Presence Anchoring explores new approaches for privacy-preserving spatial context within the WebXR ecosystem.
Our mission is to define and prototype consent-based, local-only anchoring methods that protect user dignity and autonomy while enabling immersive, emotionally meaningful XR experiences on the open web.
The group will:
Deliverables will include technical drafts, ethical design frameworks, and open-source prototypes demonstrating presence anchoring without cloud telemetry or invasive data capture.
Especially welcome are developers, designers, researchers, and ethicists who believe immersive technology should serve human well-being and preserve personal sovereignty.
