#1280: [wg/privacy] Privacy Working Group Charter

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Opened Sep 22, 2026

This issue was created because the 'horizontal review requested' label was added to § https://github.com/w3c/strategy/issues/572

This review is requested prior to the Advisory Committee Review.

New charter proposal, reviewers please take note.

Charter Review

Privacy WG Charter

diff from charter template

Expected end of charter refinement phase: October 15

If applicable:

diff from previous charter

chair dashboard

What kind of charter is this? Check the relevant box / remove irrelevant branches.

  • Existing WG recharter

Horizontal Reviews: apply the Github label "Horizontal review requested" to request reviews for accessibility (a11y), internationalization (i18n), privacy, security, and TAG. Also add a "card" for this issue to the Strategy Funnel.

Substantive changes

None. Only timeline dates for deliverables will be adjusted for ongoing work.

Communities suggested for outreach

Privacy CG

Known or potential areas of concern

Where would charter proponents like to see issues raised? This strategy funnel issue

Anything else we should think about as we review?

cc @npdoty @pes10k @sandandsnow

Charter facilitator(s)

cc @tjwhalen

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Comment by @dandclark Oct 7, 2026 (See Github)

We have no concerns. Just one small note:

The Bounce Tracking Mitigation link doesn't seem to go to the right place. Looks like it should be https://github.com/privacycg/nav-tracking-mitigations/blob/main/explainers/bounce-tracking-mitigations.md.