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The latest updates and articles from the IAF


Assessing the ADPPA for Improvements that Would Not Impact Basic Design
The views expressed are Martin Abrams’ and shared by other members of the IAF team. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the IAF...
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Aug 15, 20224 min read
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The Summer of New Data Protection Redirection
Canada and the United Kingdom are putting forward fair processing ideas that I believe will lead to a new direction in the way data...
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Jul 12, 20224 min read
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Time 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...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
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A 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...
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Apr 21, 20213 min read
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Avoid 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...
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Apr 1, 20214 min read
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The Movement Towards Demonstrable Accountability – Why It Matters
First published in IAPP Daily Dashboard There is “accountability tension” going on which has the potential to stifle technology and data...
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Dec 14, 20204 min read
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There Is Only One Opportunity for Initial Design of the First Data Protection Agency in the United States
This blog reflects the views of Marty Abrams The style, substance and leadership of data protection agencies make a difference. Every...
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Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Canada is the Right Place to Explore Next Generation Privacy Legislation
Privacy law is less settled today than it was when the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect two...
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Sep 9, 20206 min read
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Digital Activities go Beyond Privacy and Data Protection
Sunday, November 10, the New York Times ran a story on the ability of bad persons to hide and distribute child pornography on the...
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Dec 13, 20193 min read
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Foundational Issues for New Privacy Law in the United States
A federal privacy law in the U.S. seems increasingly likely. When? It is not yet clear. However, we can say with much certainty that...
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Apr 17, 20196 min read
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Fairness and Unfairness Moving Farther Apart
Fairness has become a huge data protection policy driver in Europe and the Americas. Fairness is often hard to define in definitive...
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Feb 15, 20175 min read
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