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Dear All,<br>
It was my understanding that we are supposed to discuss data
protection and privacy frameworks that may impact the work of the
larger RGS Working Group. To that end, I believe that the 1995 EU
Data Protection Directive provides a framework that impels our
evaluation. This is the framework for the data protection laws in
Europe and a model for data protection laws globally. In particular,
I post the <b>"Obligations of data controllers" </b>on the
European Commission's website at the link below. These obligations
for data controllers include, among other requirements:<br>
<br>
"Each <b>data controller </b>must respect the following rules as
set out in the <b>Directive</b>:<br>
- Personal Data must be processed legally and fairly;<br>
- It must be <b>collected for explicit and legitimate purposes </b>and
used accordingly;<br>
- It must be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to
the purposes for which it is collected and/or further processed;<br>
- It must be <b>accurate, </b>and updated where necessary;<br>
- Data controllers must ensure that data subjects can rectify,
remove or block incorrect data about themselves;<br>
- Data that identifies individuals (personal data) must not be kept
any longer than strictly necessary;<br>
- <b>Data controllers must protect personal data </b>against
accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration and disclosure,
particularly when processing involves data transmission over
networks. They shall implement the appropriate security measures;<br>
- These protection measures must ensure a level of protection
appropriate to the data." <br>
LINK:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/data-collection/obligations/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/data-collection/obligations/index_en.htm</a>
[Note: all emphasis in bold above is from the original text] <br>
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I certainly think that this is a framework of principles and legal
obligations that draw our consideration in this subgroup and this
WG. <br>
<br>
I also welcome the many newcomers to this WG and subgroup. We need
your energy and input!<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Kathy (Kleiman)<br>
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