Waaa-205 Site

The “waaa” in its name was originally an internal joke at the GDIF: the sound a user makes when they realize they have to think before clicking. The “205” is the revision number where they finally got it right.

At first glance, “waaa-205” looks like a typo—a cat walking across a keyboard, or the sound of a frustrated user slamming their fists down after an error message. But inside the closed-door meetings of the Global Digital Identity Federation (GDIF), that string of characters has been the most whispered acronym of the year. waaa-205

— The Tech Horizon Team Note to the reader: As of this writing, waaa-205 is a speculative proposal (draft-ietf-waaa-205). No live implementation exists. But the fact that you believed it might says everything about the state of digital consent today. The “waaa” in its name was originally an

It is the digital equivalent of a deadbolt on a glass door—it won’t stop a determined thief, but it will stop the casual invasion of your privacy by every ad network, data broker, and lazy developer who currently treats your consent as a free resource. But inside the closed-door meetings of the Global

Published: October 11, 2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes