SoK: Policy and Governance for Sociotechnical Systems (Discussion Points)

ABSTRACT

I introduce some ideas about policy and governance in sociotechnical systems, approaching these topics from a normative standpoint. I propose that the normative concepts can provide the elements of a new potential foundations for security. I describe how we can characterize a variety of security-relevant behaviors in normative terms touching upon the challenges of accountability and how accountability differs from, yet relates to, mechanisms for monitoring and sanctioning