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Sword or shield? The role of a Regulator. Mark Hummerston Assistant Privacy Commissioner. ХРАНИТЪ ВЕЧНО. “The shield to defend the revolution, the sword to smite its foes.”. Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности. The KGB – the Committee for State Security – knew what is was about. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sword or shield?The role of a Regulator.
Mark HummerstonAssistant Privacy Commissioner
ХРАНИТЪ ВЕЧНО“The shield to
defend the revolution,
the sword to smite its foes.”
Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности
The KGB – the Committee for State Security
– knew what is was about.
The sword and the shield - defending the revolution and smiting foes.
Is that what we expect of our Regulators?
The Respondent’s view:
The Advocate’s view:
The role of a Regulator:The knight in shining armour? (Defending complainants)
The child-eating ogre?(Smiting respondents)
The toasted marshmallow?(Neither sword nor shield)
The role of a Regulator:Inevitably, these perceived roles can be inconflict – a source of confusion or even angst for complainants, respondents and advocatesalike!
The role of a Regulator:Perhaps an example will assist:
The “layered” form
or Full and complete information
The role of a Regulator:I’m not suggesting one approach is right and the other wrong.
It’s about balance!
The role of a Regulator:Private Sector Provisions
NPP Complaints Received by Issue Type(1 July 2005 - 30 June 2006)
Collection, 19%
Quality, 13%
Security, 8%
Access, 17%Other, 2%
Use or Disclosure, 35%
Direct Marketing, 4%
The role of a Regulator:Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow DogsParody of Matt Drudge's site that puts the
yellow back in journalism.www.drudge.com/ - 1 Jul 2007 - Similar pages
The role of a Regulator:
Déjà vu:(2007)
The Information Exchange Club:(1992)
The role of a Regulator:
The role of a Regulator:
The role of a Regulator:
The role of a Regulator:
Good corporate governance:• Respecting and protecting privacy is a key
element of good corporate governance.• Being honest about mistakes or failures
demonstrates integrity, as does genuine commitment to correcting those failures.
• Ethical agencies will treat privacy as important.
• “This is the way we do business” – organisational commitment, not rhetoric.
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