The OECD Guidelines and the Evolving Privacy Landscape Data Protection Day January 28, 2011 Jennifer Stoddart Privacy Commissioner of Canada Joint High Level Meeting Brussels, Belgium

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4 OECD Intergovernmental organisation with 34 members Forum for discussion of economic and social policy Economic indicators and outlooks; good practices; high level policy principles Expertise in privacy protection, information and network security, and consumer protection

5 Lignes directrices de lOCDE sur la protection de la vie privée (1980) 1. Limitation de la collecte 2. Qualité des données 3. Mention du but 4. Limitation de lutilisation 5. Mesures de sécurité 6. Transparence 7. Participation individuelle 8. Responsabilité

6 Historique Élaborées à la fin des années 1970 par un groupe dexperts multinational présidé par lhonorable Michael Kirby Réponse aux préoccupations croissantes concernant lincidence des nouvelles technologies de traitement de linformation Inspirées par les percées nationales et élaborées en parallèle avec la Convention 108 du Conseil de lEurope Reconnaissance de limportance de protéger la vie privée des gens sans nuire indûment à la libre circulation de linformation

7 Current Challenges Technological developments –Ubiquitous fixed and mobile computing devices –Cheap storage, analytics, sensor systems, location data Ever increasing multipoint global data flows –Big data Changes in organizational practices –New business models Changes in individuals practices –Social networking, blogging, posting pictures, videos online

8 Protecting Privacy Today Scope of privacy protections –What is personal data? –Who is the data controller? Transparency, purpose, consent, –Do we need a new approach to transparency? –Do we expect too much of individuals? Reconciling regional approaches

9 2010: Celebrating 30 Years March Roundtable: the Impact of the OECD Guidelines October Conference – Jerusalem: The Evolving Role of the Individual for Privacy Protection December Roundtable: Economics of Personal Data and Privacy

Évaluer lapplication des instruments actuels de lOCDE à la lumière des technologies, des marchés et des comportements des utilisateurs changeants, ainsi que de limportance croissante des identités numériques

11 Next Steps Finalizing the Anniversary Report: The Evolving Privacy Landscape: Scope of Privacy Protections In 2011, begin the process of reviewing the Guidelines Looking at more than the 8 Principles – also the vision, the strategy Step 1 – seek the views of member countries