As further evidence of their commitment to freedom of choice, RSAC's rating system will allow users to make distinct choices, such as allowing nudity in the context of medical or classical works but not sexually explicit nudity. PICS is a cross-industry working group whose goal is to facilitate the development of technologies to give users of interactive media, such as the Internet, control over the kinds of material to which they and their children have access. PICS members believe that individuals, groups and businesses should have easy access to the widest possible range of content-selection products and a diversity of voluntary rating systems. The W3C exists to develop common protocols and reference codes for the evolution of the World Wide Web. Services provided by the Consortium include a repository of information about the World Wide Web for developers and users, a reference code implementation to embody and promote protocols, and various prototype and sample applications to demonstrate use of new technology.
Membership is open to any organization.
To date, the Consortium comprises more than 130 organizations. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.