[MyData & Open Data] Potential "thorny issues" session on openness and privacy at OGP

[Laura James]

There's plans underway to propose a session on openness and privacy at the
Open Government Partnership summit in London this October - may be of
interest to civil society organisations on this list! It's down for the
potential "thorny issues" track :)

More at
http://www.opengovernment.org.uk/tackling-thorny-issues-of-open-government-at-the-ogp-london-summit/
<http://www.opengovernment.org.uk/tackling-thorny-issues-of-open-government-at-the-ogp-london-summit/>
including
info on how to get involved; proposal deadline 1st Sept.

Quote:  *Open data and transparency programmes can have privacy impacts,
which could also lower acceptance and engagement from citizens. From a
different perspective, we may also find that privacy can be used as an
excuse to hinder transparency.*

*In some cases these tensions will involve personal data that is published
in the public interest, such as subsidies, taxes, registers, judicial
documents, etc. Another potential conflict is the publication of data from
public services – schools, hospitals, welfare, etc. This kind of data is
normally “anonymised”, but there are growing concerns about the risks of
re-identification of individuals by combining different data sources. *

*An international workshop on this topic will have to analyse how to
balance diverse regulatory approaches with upholding fundamental principles
on privacy and the protection of personal data.*
Best regards,

Laura


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