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IAF Blog
The latest updates and articles from the IAF


Let’s Return Risk to the Risk Based Approach
Professor Lokke Moerel is right. The European data protection commissioners have done their best to use cases, guidance, and opinions to...
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Oct 23, 20223 min read


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 14, 20224 min read


UK Alters the Trajectory for Global Data Protection Objectives
The UK Government’s consultation, “Data: A New Direction” (“Consultation”), reframes the objectives for data protection in a manner not...
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Sep 14, 20213 min read


Does the Conduct of Observation Merit Dedicated Legislation?
Do pervasive watching and recording cause risks to individuals and society that justify new legislation specific to this risk? Digital...
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Sep 8, 20213 min read


Summary of IAF Comments on Proposed EU AI Regulation
Using AI to enable the creation of better insights and for better predictive capabilities a is a clear objective of the European...
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Aug 9, 20217 min read


My Head Spins – UK Gets Adequacy As Task Force Says GDPR Must Change
The EU Commission today (June 28, 2021) announced that the UK has been granted adequacy for data flows from Europe to the UK. The UK...
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Jun 27, 20212 min read


Christopher Docksey – Keynote on Accountability At the 41st Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners 24 October 2019 in Tirana, Albania
Good morning. I would like to thank the International Conference and Commissioner Besnik Dervishi and his staff for inviting me here...
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Oct 30, 201914 min read


Convergence Versus Divergence in Global Data Flows
Talk of trade wars makes the importance of data driven innovation even more pressing. Trade agreements affect not just tangible assets,...
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Mar 13, 20182 min read


Are GDPR Guidelines Becoming So Complex They May Overwhelm Businesses Ability to Meet Them?
Authored by Lynn Goldstein and Peter Cullen Last December the European Union’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (Working Party)...
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Jan 18, 20184 min read


Guidance and Un-Legislated Law
In 2016 and 2017, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) adopted Action Plans which set forth its global implementation...
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Dec 4, 20173 min read


Assessments are the Hub of a Forward-Looking Data Protection Program
The term “assessments” appear a great deal in IAF work. We have written about comprehensive data impact assessments, ethical...
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May 24, 20173 min read
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