New RFC prods protocol devs to consider human rights
Briefly

"Protocols and standards may harm or enable the right to freedom of expression; right to freedom of information; right to non-discrimination; right to equal protection..."
"A person whose communications are monitored may be prevented or dissuaded from exercising their right to freedom of association or participate in political processes."
"In a worst-case scenario, protocols that leak information can lead to physical danger. A realistic example to consider is when individuals perceived as threats to the state are subjected to torture, extra-judicial killing..."
Read at Theregister
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