Public Policy Update - June 2007
This is part of a series of briefings aimed at keeping you abreast of important public issues being considered around the world that could have an impact on the market research profession.
Véronique Jeannin, ESOMAR Director GeneralThe latest initiatives on data protection and privacy
By Kathy Joe, ESOMAR and Pauline Weinzierl, APCO
1. Promoting Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
The European Commission recently underlined its aim to promote Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to strengthen online privacy protection.
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2. RFID tags
After a year of consultations, the EU Commission has announced it will develop a strategy to create a legal framework that provides health, data protection and privacy safeguards for citizens with regard to radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Read more
3. Children’s privacy issues
The Commission has launched a public consultation to identify how to make online and communication technologies safer, particularly for children, so it can decide whether to propose an initiative to follow up the Safer Internet plus programme that ends in 2008. Read more
4. Advertising Codes of Conduct
Food and drink advertising are coming under the spotlight because of growing concerns about obesity in EU, especially amongst children.
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5. Definition of personal data
The Data Protection Article 29 Group is reviewing how to define ‘personal data’ to prevent the Data Protection Directive being interpreted in different ways. Read more
6. Data Protection focuses on national implementation
A recent European Commission report on implementing and enforcing the Data Protection Directive concluded that the Directive has broadly achieved its aim of ensuring harmonised privacy protection, making it easier to move personal data around the EU. Read more
7. Applicable law
In converting the Treaty of Rome into EU law, the Commission published a proposed law at the end of 2005 which applies to contractual obligations.
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8. Revision of ICC/ESOMAR International Code
The consultation of ESOMAR members closed on 28 February and of those who responded, the vast majority indicated they think the proposed version is an improvement. Read more
9. Developing the ISO Standard on Access Panels
By Lex Olivier, EFAMRO Director General
EFAMRO has made significant progress in developing an ISO Standard for internet access panels. Read more
Update on US regulatory arena
10. Research Government Affairs and the 2007 US Congress
By Diane Bowers, CASRO President
Potentially important legislation to CASRO has been offered in the Senate. Read more
11. US Legislative Update
By Donna Gillin, CMOR Director of Operations
During 2007 CMOR has tracked over 2000 pieces of legislation with potentially negative impact on the survey research profession, either at the state or federal level. Read more
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