Hi EKR, Thanks, I very much support this policy. Like Ted, I was a photographer in a past life, and having clear policies is helpful. Setting expectations is important, as is making sure that participants are comfortable. This has been a problem in the past, so this is an effective way to address that. Cheers, > On 1 Mar 2018, at 8:01 pm, Eric Rescorla <ekr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > The IESG has heard some concerns from participants that they would like > not to be photographed. In response to those concerns, we have developed > the attached policy which we intend to put in place going forward. > > Please send any comments by 3/8/2018. > > -Ekr > > > ----- > The intent behind this policy is to balance people's legitimate desire > not to be photographed with the IETF's ability to document activities > and enable remote participation. In order to enable that, we are > proposing the following policy which applies to all IETF events, > including WG meetings, plenaries, and the hackathon. > > LABELLING > The IETF will make available a mechanism for participants to label > themselves as desiring not to be photographed. The secretariat will > determine the details in consultation with the IESG. > > OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHY > Any photographer engaged on behalf of the IETF should not photograph individuals > displaying the "do-not-photograph" label, should make reasonable > efforts to avoid photographing small groups with one or more members > displaying the label, and should not publish small group photographs > with such individuals in them. Photographs of large groups may contain > incidental images of such individuals and we will not attempt to > redact those. Specifically, photographs of panels and the like (e.g., > the IESG/IAB plenary) are expected to contain all individuals > regardless of labelling. > > Working group meetings are generally video recorded and broadcast, and > no attempt will be made to avoid recording individuals. However, if > the IETF publishes still frames of these videos, individuals > displaying the labels should not be shown. > > Note: the use of "should" above is intended to reflect that although > this is IETF policy, it is a best effort service and some mistakes > will likely be made, perhaps because someone's label is not noticed or > visible. Individuals can contact XXX to arrange for redaction of their > images, or YYY to report abuse. > > > UNOFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHY > Many IETF participants also engage in photography. We ask that those > participants respect the above policies and avoid photographing > individuals who have asked not to be photographed. Although we > recognize that mistakes will be made, repeated intentional violations > of this policy may constitute harassment and could be brought to the attention > of the ombudsteam, per RFC 7776. > -- Mark Nottingham https://www.mnot.net/
