Multipolar fictional tasking
Authorities are defined through customer, mandate, jurisdiction, priorities, resources, constraints, blind spots, institutional motivations, and consequences—not permanent hero or villain labels.
Authority is not oversight
A complete authority profile should name the separate bodies or procedures that can approve activity, obtain records, compel cooperation, inspect practice, receive complaints, adjudicate legality, issue binding remedy, report publicly, and hear appeal. One fictional institution need not perform every function.
Approval, rejection, narrowing, conditions, and expiry belong to an explicit mandate.
Access to records, systems, personnel, and classified material must be separated from merely requesting cooperation.
Standing, notice, secrecy, language, disability access, timeliness, and privacy determine practical usability.
Stopping activity, correcting records, deleting data, compensating harm, publishing findings, and appeal remain distinct.
Connected tools and standards
