The purpose of this guidance is to assist elected representatives in having a strong awareness of their obligations and responsibilities as data controllers under the GDPR and the DPA 2018. The materials set out herein should be viewed and read as resource to facilitate the implementation of practical solutions and methods to ensure the adequate protection of the personal information collected, used and held by public representatives. This guidance may also be assist as a platform for relevant stakeholders to collectively take progressive steps towards devising a code of conduct to give further effect, clarity and consistency to the processing activities of all elected representatives.
Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism and Government Surveillance
Protecting privacy from authoritarian threats requires comprehensive regulation of both government surveillance and corporate data collection.