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   <front>
      <title>vCon Lifecycle Management using SCITT</title>
      <author initials="T." surname="McCarthy-Howe" fullname="Thomas McCarthy-Howe">
         <organization>Strolid, Inc.</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="S." surname="Lasker" fullname="Steve Lasker">
         <organization>Independent</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="D." surname="James" fullname="Diana James">
         <organization>Marashlian &amp; Donahue, PLLC</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="May" day="4" year="2026" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   This document proposes using the SCITT (Supply Chain, Integrity,
   Transparency, and Trust) protocol to record, communicate and
   coordinate the lifecycle of Virtual Conversations (vCons), which are
   standardized containers for conversational data like call recordings,
   transcripts, and chat logs.  While vCons enable capturing and sharing
   conversation details for AI analysis and business purposes, they lack
   mechanisms for proving compliance with privacy regulations and
   consent management.  SCITT addresses this by providing an immutable,
   append-only transparency ledger that records key lifecycle
   events—from vCon creation and consent management to call recording,
   as well as data processing and deletion—enabling entities to
   demonstrate regulatory compliance and maintain trust across
   distributed systems.  The framework specifically addresses consent
   management challenges under regulations like GDPR and CCPA, where
   consent can be revoked at any time, requiring coordinated deletion
   across all parties that have received the vCon.  By combining vCons
   with SCITT, organizations can build scalable, transparent governance
   systems that protect personal data rights while enabling responsible
   use of conversational data for AI and business applications.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-howe-vcon-lifecycle-01" />
   
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