See also: PLPR's Australian Privacy Guide ||| Privacy Law & Policy Reporter Archive

International Privacy Sources

• International agreements
• Legislation
• Decisions
• Privacy protection agencies
• Privacy NGOs (Non-government organisations)
• Publications
• Conferences
• Home pages
• Newsgroups, lists etc

International Privacy Issues

• Encryption

International agreements

• European Union Directive concerning the processing of personal data (1995)
  • February 1995 'common position' draft (in German) (on Arge Daten, Austria)
  • European Commission proposal for a council directive concerning the processing of personal data (1990 draft)
• OECD Guidelines governing the protection of privacy and transborder flows of personal data (1980)
• Council of Europe Convention concerning automatic processing of personal data (1980)
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
• Schengen agreement
• Legislation
  • Datenschutzgesetz (Data Protection Act) (Austria) (in German)
  • Australian privacy laws, Federal and State
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia, Canada)
  • German data protection laws, Federal and Lander (in German) (on German Privacy Information Service)
  • Privacy Act 1993 (New Zealand)

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  Decisions

  • Orders - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Commission (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Investigations - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Commission (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Case Notes - Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand)

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  Privacy protection agencies

  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Commission (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Data Protection Registrar) (United Kingdom)
  • Data Inspectorate (Norway)
  • Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand)
  • Der Landesbauftragte für den Datenschutz (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
  • Swiss Federal Datenschutzbeauftragter (University of Zurich)
  • Australian privacy agencies

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  Privacy NGOs (Non-government organisations)

  • ARGE DATEN - Austrian Society for Privacy and Data Protection (Austria) (contents in English)
  • TU Graz: Datenschutz-Dokumentation (Graz University of Technology) (Austria)
  • Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) (USA)
  • The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (USA)
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (USA)
  • Privacy International (London /Washington)
  • Australian Privacy Charter (Australian Privacy Charter Council)
  • Publications
    • Privacy Law & Policy Reporter Archive (Asia-Pacific)
    • HotWired and Wired Privacy Archive: Fight for Your Right to Electronic Privacy! (USA)
    • EPIC Alert (USA)
    • Computers, Freedom & Privacy Video Library (USA)
    • BvD Berufsverband der Datenschutzbeauftragen Deutschlands e.V. (Germany)
    • Datenschutz und Informationsrecht (Die Zeitschrift der ARGE DATEN) (Austria)

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    Conferences

    • Advanced Surveillance Technologies Conference (Privacy International / Epic)

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    Home pages with privacy content

    • Australian home pages

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    Newsgroups, lists etc

    • PRIVACY Forum Archive
    • Newsgroup: alt.privacy

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    Issues

  • Encryption

    • DigiCash ecash
    • Newsgroup: alt.privacy.clipper
    • Clipper Chip readings (Prof Farber, U Penn)
    • David Chaum 'Achieving Electronic Privacy' Scientific American, August 1992
    • TIME Magazine Special Issue 'Encryption'
    • Readings on Encryption, Privacy, and National Security (MIT)
    • Australian encryption resources

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    Please mail any suggestions for additions or corrections to Graham Greenleaf

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