Technical architecture is about interfaces, system design, principles & connecting people:
cross-cutting concerns.

What is the TAG?

Our last F2F, March 2025, hosted by Octo in Paris

We also held a developer meet-up…
(also hosted by Octo).

Recent Statements

Ethical Web Principles

Approved as W3C Statement.

Introduction that seeks to differentiate the web

on ethical grounds.

12 high-level principles.

Not intended to be actionable in itself :

this document informs our other work.

Complements the AB "vision" document.

https://www.w3.org/TR/ethical-web-principles/

Privacy Principles

Almost approved as W3C Statement.

Defining privacy on the web

Discussion of key concepts

Principles applicable to API designers, browser makers & web developers

https://www.w3.org/TR/privacy-principles/

Ongoing Work

Design reviews

• Early & late-stage APIs from browsers & WGs                      
• Charters
• 42 opened, 30 closed so far in 2025
• We often dispatch to other expert groups.

Design principles

• Collected from past design reviews.                                      

Explainer Explainer

• Now a Note                                                                                

No active task forces

W3C Councils

New Work

Societal Impacts

User Agents

Feedback on Digital Credentials Work

AI

Emergent Web Architecture

TAG Associates

More people to help with our work.

And an opportunity to audition for the next TAG election.

Looking for a wide range of experience to fill gaps in the elected range.

5 invited so far.

Thank you.

https://tag.w3.org/

We're on github: https://github.com/w3ctag

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