By Matt Klinger
Data privacy officials from across the globe gathered in
Poland last week for the 35th Annual International Conference of Data
Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The conference attendees adopted
eight resolutions on various privacy issues including a call
for increased cross-border cooperation in data privacy
investigations and recommended safeguards for parties that engage in profiling.
Attendees also adopted a declaration addressing the "appification" of society. The declaration emphasizes that
app developers should only collect data necessary for their product's
performance and calls on operating system providers to offer more granular
privacy settings on mobile devices. The commissioners warned that if
their efforts to encourage better privacy practices regarding apps do not have
"sufficient effect," they "will be ready to enforce . . .
legislation in a global effort to reclaim user control."
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