Synergy between the OECD Privacy Guidelines and the Madrid Resolution

1. Synergy between the OECD Privacy Guidelines and the Madrid Resolution Synergy between the OECD Privacy Guidelines and the Madrid Resolution Artemi Rallo Lombarte Director Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

2. 2009 Madrid Resolution • Comprehensive text (based on existing principles and criteria) with innovative solutions • Global text: looking for maximum consensus; • Guarantee an adequate level of protection: basic rights and redress and monitoring mechanisms; • Importance of international transfers; • Importance of self regulation;

3. OECD GUIDELINES • First internationally agreed statement on privacy • Pioneer text with flexibility and enduring influence • Influence of the Privacy Guidelines • Technologically neutral. • Document of minimum requirements. • Facilitate cross-border flows, avoiding the creation of unjustified obstacles. • Intended for both public and private sector

4. Madrid Standards could contribute to update OECD Privacy Guidelines • To develop and supplement definitions • To complement and reinforce principles • To better define data subjects’ rights • To clarify cross-border data flows • To improve proactivesecurity measures • To guarantee supervision and redress • To enhance international co-operation

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