ITI Welcomes Adoption of OECD Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Entities
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement regarding the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries’ adoption of the Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities (opens in a new tab):
“The adoption of principles regarding government access to personal data is an important step towards building greater confidence and trust around the world for cross-border data transfers,” said John Miller, ITI’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “The Declaration signifies both the widespread acknowledgment amongst the democratic, rule-of-law OECD countries of the importance of protecting data when it must be accessed by governments for legitimate national security and law enforcement purposes. It emphasizes the increased convergence of rules that protect data in this context while enabling responsible and secure data flows that boost trade while respecting individual privacy rights. This Declaration sets a foundation for multilateral collaboration and the development of coherent international rules on data transfers in the longer term, and ITI is ready to help drive forward this process.”
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