Transparency reporting
Considerations for the review of the privacy guidelines
This report presents evidence on efforts taken by companies to ensure trust in the
digital economy through transparency reporting. Focussing on the world’s most widely
used social media platforms, online communication services, file-sharing platforms
and other online services (many of which are based in the United States), the report
identifies both good practices and challenges in transparency reporting. Challenges
include limited informative value and comparability, as well as an inability to provide
reliable information on the extent to which governments gain access to personal data
held by the private sector. A range of actions are proposed to address these challenges,
recognising the need to develop a more robust evidence base by expanding the number
of countries and companies analysed. This report informed the review of the OECD Privacy
Guidelines.
Published on April 23, 2021
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