Benchmarks for Global Privacy Standards (November 2009)

[« previous] [next »] [title page] [full contents]

1. Introduction

There is a proliferation of initiatives to develop or implement global privacy standards. This should come as no surprise, as privacy is an area where globalisation is a key issue. However, there may be dangers (particularly for consumers) in developing multiple, competing standards, without first establishing a clear set of benchmarks.

This article attempts to describe and compare some of the current global privacy initiatives. The article proposes a set of benchmarks for a global privacy standard, written from a consumer perspective.

[« previous] [next »] [title page] [full contents]

[full document] [download PDF version]

[up to research]