Explanatory memoranda of the OECD Privacy Guidelines
The OECD Privacy Guidelines are the first internationally agreed-upon set of privacy
principles and are recognized as the global minimum standard for privacy and data
protection. They are a solid foundation for building effective protection and trust
for individuals, and also for developing common international approaches to transborder
data flows. Since their adoption, they have influenced legislation and policy in OECD
countries and beyond. This document reproduces the two existing explanatory memoranda
that accompany the OECD Privacy Guidelines. The first, published in 1980, was developed
alongside the original version of the OECD Privacy Guidelines to help in their interpretation
and application. The supplementary Explanatory Memorandum was developed to provide
context and rationale for the revisions to the OECD Privacy Guidelines made in 2013.
Available from October 27, 2023
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