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A Renaissance for the Privacy Profession

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.

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

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

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

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  

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

In 2021, the Policy Currents will Blow Hard from Numerous Directions

By Martin Abrams | January 27, 2021 | Comments Off on In 2021, the Policy Currents will Blow Hard from Numerous Directions

A generation ago privacy was much simpler.  By “a generation…

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Dynamic Data Security Should Be the Policy Default: Dynamic Data Obscurity Revisited

By Martin Abrams | January 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Dynamic Data Security Should Be the Policy Default: Dynamic Data Obscurity Revisited

The IAF used the phrase “Dynamic Data Obscurity” in 2015 when…

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The Movement Towards Demonstrable Accountability – Why It Matters

By Lynn Goldstein and Peter Cullen | December 14, 2020 | Comments Off on The Movement Towards Demonstrable Accountability – Why It Matters

First published in IAPP Daily Dashboard There is “accountability tension”…

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There Is Only One Opportunity for Initial Design of the First Data Protection Agency in the United States

By Martin Abrams | December 10, 2020 | Comments Off on 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,…

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Multilateral Proportionality Requires Definition

By Martin Abrams | October 29, 2020 | Comments Off on Multilateral Proportionality Requires Definition

The stresses of 2020 have challenged the data protection community’s…

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How to Use AI ethically and responsibly? An Ohio State webinar series will provide some answers

By Dennis Hirsch, Faculty Director, Ohio State Program on Data and Governance | September 28, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Use AI ethically and responsibly? An Ohio State webinar series will provide some answers

To succeed in a data-driven economy, companies must innovate with…

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Risk Based Should Be More Than A Cliché

By Martin Abrams | September 22, 2020 | Comments Off on Risk Based Should Be More Than A Cliché

The IAF will hold a policy call October 14 on…

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Canada is the Right Place to Explore Next Generation Privacy Legislation

By Martin Abrams | September 9, 2020 | Comments Off on Canada is the Right Place to Explore Next Generation Privacy Legislation

Privacy law is less settled today than it was when…

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Muddling as a Data Protection Strategy

By Martin Abrams | August 19, 2020 | Comments Off on Muddling as a Data Protection Strategy

Schrems II has led to muddling as the latest data…

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Data Protection Should Be Proportional to Other Individual Rights

By Martin Abrams | August 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Data Protection Should Be Proportional to Other Individual Rights

COVID-19 has been a grim reminder of how unfair the…

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