Resources
There is a wealth of resources on privacy! Explore our curated list to guide you through the core concepts driving the IOPD standard.
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Privacy Controls: System versus Environmental
I’m sure most people are familiar with aquariums, salt or fresh water containers filled with flora and fauna plus various components to keep the aquarium alive: heaters, pumps for aeration and filtration, light, pH controllers and more. An aquarium is a system. Those components are various controls to keep the
A History of the Institute of Operational Privacy Design (IOPD)
The Institute of Operational Privacy Design (IOPD) was incorporated as a membership based not for profit corporation on January 7th, 2021. It retroactively received status as a 501(c)(6) non-profit professional membership organization on September 8th, 2023. It is managed by a five person Board of Directors and a Leadership Team.
The Privacy Control Conundrum
There is a significant gap & glaring absence of well-defined, privacy-specific controls in the industry. Instead of clear, actionable measures, the industry is awash with objectives often mislabeled as controls…
Let’s Talk Privacy Certifications
Certification can be a wonderful validation that a company is doing something right. But the certification market can be confusing and hard to interpret at times. Different certifications apply to different aspect of company’s operation.
Privacy’s Lack of Control
I’m running into increasing calls from clients and colleagues in the privacy engineering world for a comprehensive and authoritative list of controls. Research and extensive discussion has revealed several uncomfortable truths…
A Privacy Engineer’s Thoughts on Criticism of the Solove Taxonomy
Last week, I voraciously consumed a 2023 law review article published by María P. Angel and Ryan Calo criticizing Daniel Solove ’s Taxonomy of Privacy and Professor Solove’s 2024 critique of that paper and other criticisms. Solove’s Taxonomy has been highly influential and plays an enormous role in my work,
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