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May 18-20, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
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What's the Deal With Human Rights and Technical Standards? - Daniel Appelquist, Samsung
Wednesday May 20, 2026 2:10pm - 2:50pm CDT
200E (Level Two)
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report late last year : "Making technical standards
work for humanity: New pathways for incorporating international human rights into standards development for digital technologies." Amongst other things, this report referenced the W3C Ethical Web Principles, Privacy Principles, and Code of Conduct as key examples of structural changes in the technical standards community in support of human rights. This talk will seek explore the relationship between technical standards and human rights, and focus on what we're doing in W3C to further the goal of supporting human rights.
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Daniel Appelquist

Open Source Strategist, Samsung
Dan Appelquist is Open Source Strategist at Samsung Open Source Group. He is a web & mobile industry veteran and long-time participant and leader in open source and open standards. He is co-chair of the W3C Advisory Board and was previously co-chair of the W3C Technical Architecture... Read More →
Wednesday May 20, 2026 2:10pm - 2:50pm CDT
200E (Level Two)
  OSS Enabling & Management, Standards & Specifications

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