The UK ICO’s public consultation on its privacy seal “scheme” closes today. In British English, “scheme” corresponds to “trust framework” in American English. For example, what is called an Identity Trust Framework in the United States is called an Identity Scheme in the United Kingdom. According to British people, “framework” refers to the structural frame of a building, so using it in this context apparently sounds very strange.
A privacy seal is awarded as a “stamp of approval” indicating that an organization maintains and is committed to maintaining good privacy standards. The ICO appears to plan to endorse at least 1 privacy seal scheme operated by an organization independent of the UK government. Details follow.
A privacy seal scheme acts as a ‘stamp of approval’ highlighting an organisation’s commitment to maintaining good privacy standards. The ICO will be endorsing at least one privacy seal scheme, operated by an independent third party in the UK. The ICO’s endorsement is conditional on the scheme’s operator achieving official accreditation by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). The ICO will invite proposals for a privacy seal scheme in the Autumn 2014, with a view to selecting a proposal in early 2015. The ICO is aiming to launch the first round of endorsed schemes in 2016.
This consultation provides an opportunity for organisations to provide their views on the framework criteria that proposals for schemes will be assessed against. This will inform the final version of the framework criteria, which will be published with the invitation for proposals.
Framework criteria document (pdf)
Consultation document (doc)The consultation closes on Friday 3 October.
(SOURCE) http://ico.org.uk/about_us/consultations/our_consultations
How to Submit Comments
To submit comments, download and complete the form and send it to consultations@ico.org.uk by 10/3. Please note that if you submit comments as an individual, the ICO asks you to understand that your personal information may be made public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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