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Express "identifiable information" (non)normatively

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Description

(Derived from https://github.com/solid/specification/pull/13/files#r305292422 )

The Privacy Considerations section has a subsection for "Identifiable Information".

We need to determine what's deemed to be identifiable information and express that in terms of (non)normative text... and so we also know what should be in a test suite.

Then we can revisit statements like:

In order to prevent leakage of non-resource data, error responses SHOULD NOT contain identifiable information.

So, if we know the set or categories for identifiable information, then the recommendation could switch to MUST NOT, unless we also cover exceptions. I presume that there are no need to explore exceptions to allow the inclusion of identifiable information in error responses.

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Research direction

Start with the Privacy Considerations section and its “Identifiable Information” subsection. Define the categories in normative and non-normative terms, determine what the test suite should cover, and revisit whether the error-response recommendation should be strengthened from SHOULD NOT to MUST NOT, including any justified exceptions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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