2015 Privacy Commissioners Conference Leaves Role of NGOs Unclear
The Dutch Data Protection Authority will host the 37th International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference. The event will take place October 26-29, 2015. The Public Voice has expressed concern to the event organizers about the absence of formal NGO participation in the conference program. NGOs have also expressed concern about the focus on EU-US trade for the 2015 meeting. The Public Voice, in collaboration with NGO partners around the world, has organized more than a dozen conferences at the annual meetings of the data protection commissioners. The Madrid Privacy Declaration was the outcome of the 2009 Public Voice conference, which carried forward the theme "Global Privacy Standards for a Global World."