Open standards
An implant should not stop working because its maker has stopped caring about it, and should not keep what it sees of people who never agreed to be seen. Our standards try to make both true.
| Standard | Title | Version | Status | Implemented by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KF-OS 1 | Implant service interface | 2.1 | Published 3 July 2023 | 6 of 9 makers |
| KF-OS 2 | Bystander privacy for optical implants | 1.0 | Published 24 September 2024 | 4 of 9 makers |
| KF-OS 3 | Private provenance for ocular capture | Draft 0.4 | Open for comment until 15 January 2027 14 October 2026 | Not yet applicable |
How the standards are made
Each standard is drafted by a working group of wearers, clinicians, engineers, lawyers and makers, convened by the Chiba Centre. At least a third of every working group are people who wear an implant. Makers take part but do not vote on requirements that apply to them.
Drafts are published for public comment for at least ninety days. Every comment is published with the working group’s response, unless the person asks us not to publish their name. A standard is published when the working group agrees, and reviewed at least every three years.
The standards are free. Anyone may implement them without paying or asking, and the text is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Conformance is claimed by makers, not certified by us; the Independent Implant Register records claims that turn out to be false.
Questions, comments outside a consultation period and reports of non-conformance: standards@kiroshi.org. The standards are edited by Dr Tachibana Shion.