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Sword or shield? The role of a Regulator.

Sword or shield? The role of a Regulator. Mark Hummerston Assistant Privacy Commissioner. ХРАНИТЪ ВЕЧНО. “The shield to defend the revolution, the sword to smite its foes.”. Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности. The KGB – the Committee for State Security – knew what is was about.

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Sword or shield? The role of a Regulator.

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  1. Sword or shield?The role of a Regulator. Mark Hummerston Assistant Privacy Commissioner

  2. ХРАНИТЪВЕЧНО “The shield to defend the revolution, the sword to smite its foes.”

  3. Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности The KGB – the Committee for State Security – knew what is was about. The sword and the shield - defending the revolution and smiting foes. Is that what we expect of our Regulators?

  4. The Complainant’s view:

  5. The Respondent’s view:

  6. The Advocate’s view:

  7. The role of a Regulator: The knight in shining armour? (Defending complainants) The child-eating ogre? (Smiting respondents) The toasted marshmallow? (Neither sword nor shield)

  8. The role of a Regulator: Inevitably, these perceived roles can be in conflict – a source of confusion or even angst for complainants, respondents and advocates alike!

  9. The role of a Regulator: Perhaps an example will assist: The “layered” form orFull and complete information

  10. The role of a Regulator: I’m not suggesting one approach is right and the other wrong. It’s about balance!

  11. The role of a Regulator:

  12. The role of a Regulator: Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs Parody of Matt Drudge's site that puts the yellow back in journalism.www.drudge.com/ - 1 Jul 2007 - Similar pages

  13. The role of a Regulator:

  14. Déjà vu: (2007)

  15. The Information Exchange Club: (1992) Private Finance Company Credit Reference Association Australian Customs Service Private Investigators Dept Social Security Sydney Electricity Dept Immigration Telecom RTA

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  20. Good corporate governance: • Respecting and protecting privacy is a key element of good corporate governance. • Being honest about mistakes or failures demonstrates integrity, as does genuine commitment to correcting those failures. • Ethical agencies will treat privacy as important. • “This is the way we do business” – organisational commitment, not rhetoric.

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