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W3C Digital Credentials API publication: the next step to privacy-preserving identities on the web
W3C recently published specifications will build foundations for new ways to represent identity on the web. Verifiable Credentials 2.0 and the first draft of Digital Credentials API enable the secure, seamless exchange of digital credentials on the web, emphasizing flexibility, emerging cryptography, compliance with regulation, and W3C principles related to privacy and security. All of these topics will be on the agenda of the Global Digital Collaboration, co-organized by W3C.
Public release of W3C’s 2025-2028 strategic objectives initiatives
In this blog post, W3C President and CEO Seth Dobbs introduces the initiatives for 2025-2028 that will support W3C’s strategic objectives.
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W3C seeks community input for Board of Directors appointments
The W3C Board of Directors has open seats that can be appointed by the Board of Directors itself for two-year terms. W3C is seeking community input to identify Board Director candidates with financial skills, legal acumen, and fundraising experience, as well as with connections to other SDOs, who might improve the collective skills of the existing W3C Board of Directors.
Privacy on the web: creating a more trustworthy web
In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs explains why and how privacy on the web as a requirement for humanity is central to W3C’s mission, mentions current focus on Global Privacy Control (GPC), private advertising, and the recent W3C Statement on privacy principles.
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New Privacy Principles for a more trustworthy web
Protecting user privacy is fundamental to creating a web that works for everyone. Last week, W3C published its Statement on Privacy Principles, which provides definitions for privacy concepts plus privacy principles to guide web development. Learn more about this guide and how it can help us all to create a more trustworthy web for users around the world by “levelling up” privacy.
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Educational and Cultural Exchange on Digital Accessibility — Highlights from Hong Kong
Shawn Henry shares her thoughts about a recent trip as part of the Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Program in Hong Kong on Digital Accessibility
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EPUB3.3 Recommendations published, work begins on new features
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By: Susan Neuhaus, co-Chair of the Publishing Maintenance Working Group
The Publishing Maintenance Working Group (PMWG) has finalized the EPUB 3.3 specification, clarifying language and aligning it with related specifications. The group is now working on the next major revision, EPUB 3.4. This revision will include new features such as dark mode support and standardized footnote/endnote practices. Additionally, new task forces are exploring digital comics support and EPUB annotations.
Join the W3C Exploration Interest Group: where standards start
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By: Heather Flanagan, co-chair of the Exploration Interest Group and Jet Ding, co-chair of the Exploration Interest Group
The goal of the Exploration Interest Group is to provide a platform to help W3C investigating emerging technology trends, analyzing their impacts on the evolution of Web technologies, and proposing ways for W3C to collaborate shaping the trends for the benefit of the Web users.
First catalog of web features completed by the WebDX Community Group
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By: Patrick Brosset, co-chair of the WebDX Community Group and François Daoust, co-chair of the WebDX Community Group
The WebDX Community Group has completed a first nearly complete catalog of web features targeted at web developers, along with support data across main browsers. The catalog already powers MDN, Can I Use, and is now being integrated in tools and libraries. Feedback welcome!
How to protect your Web applications from XSS
The W3C SWAG (Security Web Application Guidelines) Community Group, launched in June 2024, aims to simplify security features in web app development. SWAG's mission is to enhance web app security by creating best practices for developers and fostering collaboration. A key output includes videos on configuring CSP and Trusted Types, which mitigate XSS. Based on Google’s adoption experience, these resources offer tools to help developers securely configure these protections with minimal effort.