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Madrid Declaration: Global Privacy Standards for a Global World

Source: michaelzimmer.org

Nov 04, 2009

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Today, a collection of international advocates and experts from the academic, consumer, digital rights and labor communities met in Madrid to discuss the future of privacy across the globe.

Organized by The Public Voice Coalition, this important meeting precedes the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, and provided a unique opportunity to discuss with public officials and the business sector about how to raise privacy awareness in the global community, and how to promote civil society participation in decision making processes towards the adoption of better privacy and data protection standards globally.

The conference closed with the launch of the Madrid Declaration on Global Privacy Standards for a Global World, affirming that privacy is a fundamental human right and reminding “all countries of their obligations to safeguard the civil rights of their citizens and residents.”

The Declaration warns that “privacy law and privacy institutions have failed to take full account of new surveillance practices,” and urges countries

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Logicalextremes,

Nov 04, 2009

The Declaration warns that “privacy law and privacy institutions have failed to take full account of new surveillance practices,” and urges countries “that have not yet established a comprehensive framework for privacy protection and an independent data protection authority to do so as expeditiously as possible.” It recommends a “moratorium on the development or implementation of new systems of mass surveillance,” and calls for the “establishment of a new international framework for privacy protection, with the full participation of civil society, that is based on the rule of law, respect for fundamental human rights, and support for democratic institutions.”