Presence and IntComm WG

[Jeremy George <>]

   Some folks responded to my note in re the social context of PIC/ALS
a la Dave Clark's presentation and paper (Barry, Candace, Alistair
and Deke.)  We're thinking about producing some sort of document but
before we put pen to paper we'd like to foster a discussion on this list.
In Dr. Clark's terms our job as technologists is to define and describe
the level playing field or "tussle space" not to pick winners and losers
nor to endorse a particular political point of view.  The first "tussle
space" we're considering is the government vs the individual in PIC/ALS

   As an example, certainly in the US the DoJ would claim that the
government is a stakeholder in its requirement to combat terrorism.
In fact they said as much as a recent FCC hearing in re VoIP.  On the
other hand, Joanna Citizen might claim that the DoJ already has more
information about her than she is comfortable with.  Whatever the
political outcome of such a tussle, the technological solution can be
implemented with an edge presence server or a central presence server.
Each would seem to me to pretty clearly tilt the field.

  In this context would anyone like to share thoughts?

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