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Position papers

ESOMAR works with other associations to monitor international data protection and privacy policy developments and to assess the implications of proposed legislation, for market, social and opinion research. To support researchers worldwide, ESOMAR, in consultation with our expert committees and key stakeholders, develops position papers for regulators which explain and advocate the legitimate requirements of research. By coooperating with national and international associations, ESOMAR provides a global industry voice.

All of our position papers, produced since 2009, can be found on this page and browsed by subject/year.

* = denotes a joint paper with EFAMRO
** = CASRO paper endorsed by ESOMAR
*** = Joint paper with CASRO

Data Protection and Privacy

Europe

2012

Research sector response to the EC public consultation on Internet of Things / RFID - July 2012

Response to the Council of Europe public consultation (2012 edition) on the modernisation of Convention 108 *

2011

Research sector response to the EC consultation on unfair commercial practices – October 2011 *

Response to the Consultation on the European Commission's Communication “A comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union” *

Response to the Council of Europe consultation on the modernisation of Convention 108 *

2010

Response to the targeted stakeholder consultation by the European Commission on the EU legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data *

2009

Response to the European Commission consultation on the legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data *

USA

2011

Research sector response to: ‘A Preliminary FTC Staff Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers **

Research sector submission to W3C October 2011 ***

Research sector position on Do-Not-Track: W3C Online Tracking and User Privacy Workshop ***

Researchers’ Re-use of Information from Public Sources

EU

2010

Response to the European Commission consultation on re-use of public sector data *