Dr. Mariana Salazar Albornoz, Member of the Inter-American Juridical Committee (CJI) and rapporteur for privacy and personal data protection, participated in two important activities within the framework of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) that was held from October 18 to 21 under the coordination of Mexico’s National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI).

The GPA has established itself over four decades as the main international forum attended by more than 130 data protection and privacy authorities, as well as experts from around the world in order to build and maintain an environment in which the authorities on these issues can act effectively to fulfill their mandates, both individually and in concert, through the dissemination of knowledge and supportive connections.

On Monday, October 18, Dr. Salazar participated in the panel United Nations Agenda 2030: Protection of Personal Data, moderated by INAI Commissioner Adrián Alcalá. The rapporteur referred to the Updated Principles on Privacy and Personal Data Protection approved by the CJI last April as a cross-cutting tool to contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda adopted within the framework of the United Nations.

On Wednesday, October 20, the rapporteur participated in the panel The Updated Principles on Privacy and Protection of Personal Data of the Organization of American States, organized by Microsoft. In this session, in addition to presenting the Updated Principles, Dr. Salazar referred to the importance of achieving a balance between the flow of personal data and the effective protection thereof, and listened to comments from co-panelists Isabel Davara, partner at Davara Abogados, and Cristian Fernández, Principal Corporate Counsel of Microsoft Mexico, who offered a perspective from private practice.

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