Posts by Martin Abrams
My Head Spins – UK Gets Adequacy As Task Force Says GDPR Must Change
The EU Commission today (June 28, 2021) announced that the UK has been granted adequacy for data flows from Europe to the UK. The UK received adequacy, in part, because…
Read More50 Year Heritage of the FAIR and OPEN USE ACT
Permissible uses for personal data, a key component of the FAIR and OPEN USE ACT, were invented in the United States 50 years ago. The FAIR and OPEN USE ACT…
Read MoreTime To Break the Privacy Legislative Paradigm – IAF Model Legislation
Federal privacy legislation in the United States is stuck. There are many reasons for this, but the fact is that the old privacy paradigm that individual control is the keystone…
Read MoreA Trusted Digital Ecosystem Requires Glass Breaking Legislative Change – IAF Summit Recap
The observational age that drives change in all avenues of human life requires data governance marked by an orderly transition to demonstrable accountability. Provable responsibility means new ways of thinking…
Read MoreEnforcement: To Be Effective, One Needs to be Selective
Richard Thomas, when he was Information Commissioner of the United Kingdom, said: “To be effective as a regulator, one needs to be selective.” I suggest that regulatory clarity also is…
Read MoreAvoid the Well-Worn Groove to Make Privacy Governance Better
Writing privacy legislation that is fit for its intended purpose is not easy. Just using the term “privacy legislation” can be counterproductive. The term “privacy” insinuates the ability to control…
Read MoreBarb Lawler Joins IAF as COO
The Information Accountability Foundation (IAF) is pleased to announce that it is adding to its leadership. Barb Lawler is joining the IAF as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Policy Strategist…
Read MoreSchrems II and HR Data
The balancing of rights and freedoms is one of the great innovations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) but one of the great challenges as well. The Charter…
Read MoreIn 2021, the Policy Currents will Blow Hard from Numerous Directions
A generation ago privacy was much simpler. By “a generation ago,” I mean the beginning of this century. Yes, the early years of the Internet as a consumer medium and…
Read MoreDynamic Data Security Should Be the Policy Default: Dynamic Data Obscurity Revisited
The IAF used the phrase “Dynamic Data Obscurity” in 2015 when I organized a Washington dialog and a Brussels session. With Schrems II and draft legislation in Canada, it is time to…
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