Benchmarks for Global Privacy Standards (November 2009)

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4.5. Benchmark 5 – Civil Society Input

Protection of privacy rights requires input from key stakeholders. Government and business stakeholders tend to be well represented in the development of privacy initiatives – Civil Society input is essential to produce a balanced outcome.

A Global Privacy Standard should promote privacy protection that meets the following criteria:

1. Privacy protection should include Civil Society input for all high level global, regional and national privacy standards and frameworks.

2. Privacy protection should include Civil Society input for the detailed development and implementation of privacy laws, and the terms of reference for complaint schemes and regulators, at the national level.

3. Privacy protection should include Civil Society input for all reviews and law reform processes relevant to privacy.

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