United Nations: CI have lobbied for financial services to be integrated into the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection which were drafted in 1985, (clearly, long before the present technology emerged), revised in 1999 and are currently being revised again under the auspices of UNCTAD. In that context we have argued for insertion of the following amendments21:
“consumers should be provided with easy-to-use, secure payment mechanisms and information on the level of security such mechanisms afford”
and:
“Governments and businesses should ensure effective consumer control of personal data. Collection of personal data (including internet usage information and IP addresses) should be made through free, informed and positive consent (opt-in), and only when strictly necessary, in an open and transparent way and wherever practicable and lawful. Confidential personal data should be protected against unauthorized use, and in any event, its use should be minimised. Those affected by any personal data breach must be promptly notified of the details of the breach and of the available means of redress.”