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Government and operators are mutually mandated to ensure
every individual or entity is entitled to have no relationship with the system
whatsoever if that is their wish.
4.1 there is no
constraint on any alternative form of commerce online or off
(a) the system operates with unique benefits, but other than
not being awarded those benefits, there are no constraints on any other forms of
commerce that are designed to detract from their ability to compete with the
system
(b) commitments in this section can not be
phased
4.2 no one is
to be compelled to use the system
(a) government has a duty to ensure all roles of the citizen,
in terms of relationship with the state, can be fulfilled without registering
with or using the system
(b) it is acceptable to offer rebates to encourage entities
or individuals to, for example, file their tax returns through the system but it
can not be made compulsory to file this way even for users
(c) clearly employers are entitled to compel their employees
to use the system as a condition of employment as they already do with a range
of software services, however the employee is entitled to demand their identity
be soley linked to the employer and there is either (a) no personal usage of the
system by the individual or (b) their personal identity is kept entirely
separate from their usage as an employee
(d) commitments in this section can not be
phased
4.3 warnings of
expansion
As
the system matures and its sectors interlock its arrival into a new sector is
likely to be highly disruptive for sellers, buyers and existing middlemen. It
must make its plans clear so everyone can plan
accordingly.
(a) individuals and entities who choose to sell outside of
the system are entitled to warning of the system’s expansion plans. It is
recommended that (i) operators must give at least 6 month’s warning of a new
market sector they intend to start serving or of significantly improved
capabilities to be launched in an existing sector (ii) to allow some flexibility
in finding franchisees and preparing new technology some intended launches on
the list may legitimately not occur, to avoid operators publishing a list of
every conceivable sector as a way of avoiding their obligations to non users
they are in breach of their mandate if they subsequently launch less than
perhaps 80% of the sectors listed. These details to be published on the system’s
information pages.
(b) commitments in this section can not be
phased
4.4 intrusive
marketing to non-users is not permitted
Operators are entitled to purchase advertising space to
promote the system to people who aren’t using it. They are not allowed to
inconvenience those people.
(a) operators are not permitted to maintain any form of
register of individuals who are not users.
(b) there is to be no direct approaches to individuals who
are non users of the system by operators, no spam or direct mail. Corporate
non-users can off course be targeted.
(c) commitments in this section can not be
phased
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