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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 ...

There Is Privacy Law Innovation in the United States

By Lynn Goldstein & Steve Woods | May 1, 2023 | Comments Off on There Is Privacy Law Innovation in the United States

U.S. states are leading innovation in data protection law and…

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Automated Decision-Making and Profiling are Not New Issues

By Martin Abrams | March 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Automated Decision-Making and Profiling are Not New Issues

The following blog was taken directly from the IAF comments…

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CLEANUP IN AISLE ADPPA

By Marc Groman | March 20, 2023 | Comments Off on CLEANUP IN AISLE ADPPA

A comprehensive, preemptive, federal privacy law that creates a single…

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The IAF Celebrates Ten Years of Focusing on Accountability and Governance

By Barb Lawler | February 21, 2023 | Comments Off on The IAF Celebrates Ten Years of Focusing on Accountability and Governance

The IAF celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2023, and recently published…

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Making Data Driven Innovation Work

By Lynn Goldstein and Peter Cullen | February 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Making Data Driven Innovation Work

It is increasingly understood digital agendas in both the public…

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Who Is Paying the Policy Debt?

By Martin Abrams | January 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Who Is Paying the Policy Debt?

Everyone! There is a technology concept called the “tech debt.” …

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A Principled Approach to Data Protection Risk Balancing

By Martin Abrams | December 13, 2022 | Comments Off on A Principled Approach to Data Protection Risk Balancing

Data is necessary for information, and information is necessary for…

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Time for an Unfairness Rule on Fair Information Processing

By Martin Abrams | November 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Time for an Unfairness Rule on Fair Information Processing

The IAF has submitted its comments on the FTC Advanced…

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Let’s Return Risk to the Risk Based Approach

By Martin Abrams | October 24, 2022 | Comments Off on Let’s Return Risk to the Risk Based Approach

Professor Lokke Moerel is right.  The European data protection commissioners…

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Location Data and Evidence for the FTC ANPR

By Martin Abrams | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Location Data and Evidence for the FTC ANPR

I was well into writing a blog related to the…

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