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ITI Releases 10 Principles to Help Governments Globally Develop Privacy, Security Policies

As part of Saturday's Data Privacy Day, the Information Technology Industry Council released 10 principles on privacy and security, freedom of expression and openness for policymakers globally. ITI President Dean Garfield said in a Friday news release the controversy over…

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encryption and counterterrorism has deteriorated into a "simplistic debate of security versus privacy," which he called a "false choice." The principles ask policymakers to: prioritize privacy and security; promote encryption and other robust cybersecurity and data protection methods; respect privacy and free expression as essential values; support policies and practices to enable trust in the tech sector; foster collaboration among private and public stakeholders; increase technical expertise within governments; and help governments investigate crimes that require access to electronic evidence in other countries.