W3C tech in the news: "Going passwordless in online shopping"
"The WebAuthn standard provides the technological foundation by enabling brands to authenticate users with public key cryptography instead of a password"
https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Taking-stock-of-retail-tech/Going-passwordless-in-online-shopping

Our vision: To achieve our vision to make the web work, for everyone, we uphold the following core values
The web is for all humanity
The web is designed for the good of its users
The web must be safe for its users
There is one interoperable world-wide web
https://www.w3.org/news/2023/draft-note-vision-for-w3c/

On 6 August 1991, Tim Berners-Lee wrote to a newsgroup: "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system."
He noted "Try it" and the world was changed.
Thanks Tim!
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt

0n 6 August On Tim Berners-Lee invited the public to try the Web
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt

He later joked, when asked one of the things he never thought the internet would be used for: "Kittens"

Proposed W3C Charter: Decentralized Identifier (DID) WG
As part of ensuring that the community is aware of proposed work this draft charter is public during the AC review period.
W3C invites public comments through 9 September 2023
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-new-work/2023Aug/0002.html

📃 Web Environment Integrity has no standing at W3C; understanding new W3C work, by @plehegar

https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/web-environment-integrity-has-no-standing-at-w3c/

W3C blog: "Web Environment Integrity has no standing at W3C; understanding new W3C work" "I want to take the opportunity to explain generally how new work is brought to the [W3C], and how several W3C work groups coordinate what we call "horizontal review"
https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/web-environment-integrity-has-no-standing-at-w3c/

Learn to use the accessibility semantics defined by the Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) specification to create accessible web experiences. This guide describes how to apply accessibility semantics to common design patterns and widgets.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/#liveprops

ICYMI: "Securing the Web forward: Addressing developer concerns in web security" by Dan Appelquist
"...we're inviting you to participate in the W3C, OpenSSF, OpenJSF, and OWASP workshop: “Secure the Web Forward” 26-28 September 2023
https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/securing-the-web-forward-addressing-developer-concerns-in-web-security/