Technical systems must only reveal information with the user’s informed consent.

2 Minimal Disclosure for a Constrained Use

The solution which discloses the least amount of information and best limits its use is the most stable long term solution.

3 Justifiable Parties

Systems must be designed so the disclosure of information is limited to parties having a necessary and justifiable place in a given relationship.

4 Directed Discovery and Authorization

A system must support both “omni- directional” information sets for general use and “unidirectional” information sets for use within specific private authorization relationships, thus facilitating discovery while preventing unnecessary release of correlation handles.

5 Pluralism of Operators and Technologies

A universal system must channel and enable the inter-working of multiple technologies run by multiple providers.

6 Human Integration

The system must define the human user to be a component of the distributed system integrated through unambiguous human- machine communication mechanisms offering protection against attacks.

7 Consistent Experience Across Contexts

The system must guarantee its users a simple, consistent experience while enabling separation of contexts through multiple operators and technologies.