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Re: Author disclosures and conflict of interest

2014-04-21 16:05:40
Like the question 'are you a spy' which they used to ask when people
entered the US, I fail to see how this helps with the NSA/FSB/PLA/etc
problem.

The people who are being paid to subvert the standards aren't going to say.

They might not even know that the objective is subversion.


Like many IETF participants I have substantial financial interests in
several Internet companies besides my employer. Am I meant to put
those in a blind trust?

And even if I did all that people would still assume that I am working
as an agent of the New World Order. Though quite how the other folk on
the conference call worked out that the helicopter is black still
puzzles me.


On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Lawrence Rosen 
<lrosen(_at_)rosenlaw(_dot_)com> wrote:
I’ve been skimming recent threads  on this list relating to work done (or
not done) at IETF and was reminded of this from Science Magazine:



Authorship Form and Conflict-of-Interest Statement

To meet its responsibility to readers and to the public to provide clear and
unbiased scientific results and analyses, Science believes that manuscripts
(including Brevia, Essays, Perspectives, Policy Forums, Reports, Research
Articles, Reviews, and Viewpoints) should be accompanied by clear
disclosures from all authors of the nature and level of their contribution
to the article, their understanding regarding the obligation to share data
and materials, and any affiliations, funding sources, or financial holdings
that might raise questions about possible sources of bias. Before manuscript
acceptance, therefore, authors will be asked to sign an
authorship/conflict-of-interest form. Specific information will be sent to
most authors at the time of manuscript revision.

Authorship Form and Statement of Conflicts of Interest [PDF]



Part IV regarding “Conflict of Interest” is particularly relevant to
standards organizations such as IETF. Such a disclosure requirement would
further encourage everyone to trust and implement IETF specifications.



This document follows the recommendations in On Being a Scientist: A Guide
to Responsible Conduct in Research, The National Academies Press, Third
Edition (2009).



/Larry



Lawrence Rosen

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