The Technology Itself
...Since the Web is global, its technology must support a wide range of policy options that encourage all cultures to use the Web…. [The Web] architecture must allow local policies to co-exist without cultural fragmentation or domination.
Labels (metadata) are useful for many things
- Improving and automating search (library catalogs)
- Quality labels (virus checks, “archivist”, community)
- Child protection (content regulation)
- Privacy protection (data reuse policy)
- Intellectual property rights management