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A Renaissance for the Privacy Profession

Apr 16, 2024
In 2024, privacy and data-protection professionals across the globe are grappling with unprecedented advancements in technology. Add to that rapidly ...

A recent EDPB decision on criteria for a GDPR Main Establishment in the EU puts the use and benefits of BCRs potentially at risk.

Mar 22, 2024
Binding corporate rules (BCRs) form a crucial governance and data protection strategy for many multinational organizations, including many IAF members. ...

Honoring the Women of IAF on International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2024
Today and every day we are proud to celebrate the women of the Information Accountability Foundation on International Women's Day: ...

IAF submission to the European Commission’s GDPR review report – more to be done to unlock responsible and accountable innovation

Feb 26, 2024
Article 97 of the GDPR requires the European Commission to undertake a review of the legislation every four years. The ...

Steve Wood, former ICO Deputy Commissioner and Chief Policy Advisor, joins the IAF as Senior Strategist

Jan 16, 2024
I am delighted to announce that Steve Wood will join the Information Accountability Foundation as a Senior Strategist, effective January ...

CJEU Case in SCHUFA Has Implications Beyond Credit Scoring  

Dec 20, 2023
The European Court of Justice opinion that credit scoring constitutes automated decision-making under GDPR Article 22(1) has broader implications beyond ...

Legitimate Processing Invented here in the U.S.

By The IAF Team | November 9, 2018 | Comments Off on Legitimate Processing Invented here in the U.S.

Privacy law began  in the United States when Congress enacted…

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IAF BLOG- Data Ethics Must Translate into Sound Business Process

By The IAF Team | October 22, 2018 | Comments Off on IAF BLOG- Data Ethics Must Translate into Sound Business Process

Many of the world’s privacy, technology, and policy experts are…

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Evolving Accountability to Ethical Data Stewardship – A Key Part of Wave Four Privacy Laws

By The IAF Team | October 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Evolving Accountability to Ethical Data Stewardship – A Key Part of Wave Four Privacy Laws

In order to encourage innovation in their regions, digital information…

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IAF creates U.S. Privacy Framework Discussion Group

By The IAF Team | September 18, 2018 | Comments Off on IAF creates U.S. Privacy Framework Discussion Group

The United States is in the early stages of creating…

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Fourth Privacy Legislative Wave for Publication

By Martin Abrams | September 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Fourth Privacy Legislative Wave for Publication

Privacy legislation again is a hot topic in the United…

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IAF Releases U.S. Privacy Framework Discussion Document

By The IAF Team | August 28, 2018 | Comments Off on IAF Releases U.S. Privacy Framework Discussion Document

Draft 6 08282018 0800 The time is right to discuss…

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More Comprehensive US Privacy Laws are Inevitable — What Do We Want them to Be?

By Lynn Goldstein and Peter Cullen | July 12, 2018 | Comments Off on More Comprehensive US Privacy Laws are Inevitable — What Do We Want them to Be?

“Data should serve people, people should not serve data.” With…

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It Is Time to Rethink the Governance of Observational Data

By The IAF Team | April 2, 2018 | Comments Off on It Is Time to Rethink the Governance of Observational Data

As long as there has been data, there has been…

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Convergence Versus Divergence in Global Data Flows

By The IAF Team | March 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Convergence Versus Divergence in Global Data Flows

Talk of trade wars makes the importance of data driven…

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Key Infrastructure Issues Central to Next Generation Privacy Legislation

By Martin Abrams | January 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Key Infrastructure Issues Central to Next Generation Privacy Legislation

A comprehensive privacy law is again being considered in the…

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