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COMMITTEE: International Telecommunication Union 2
ISSUE: Defining international and future-oriented standards for the right to online privacy
MAIN SUBMITTER: Mexico
CO-SUBMITTERS: Apple, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Google, Huawei, India, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA

The International Telecommunication Union committee 2,

Considering the impact and value that personal data has in the world economy today for the

market of individualised advertising and how this affects individual property rights over data
ownership,

Reaffirming that art. 17.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes the right to
private property, and that it includes data ownership,

Concerned by the ethical and moral implications of the violations of privacy in the data
management carried out in applications and online social networks which violate the rights
embodied in the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights (ICPCR) art. 17 and in the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights art. 12,

1. Affirms the creation of a sub-commission of experts of ITU and the Human Rights
Committee for a draft proposal of an International Covenant of Human Data Rights

(ICHDR); this Covenant shall contain:
a. A reaffirmation the individual right of property over personal data online,
b. Data rights already conceded in different nations, for instance the right to be

forgotten,
c. A regulation of the usage of personal data by third parties, including:
i. Consideration of other existing system regulations,

ii. A definition of “third parties” as any entity or institution which is not public
and has power over individuals,
d. The establishment of a sub-commission within the Human Rights Committee to
oversee the fulfillment, the prevention and the respect of the ICHDR,

e. Information about possible court decisions in the event of non-compliance with
online privacy for States and individuals,
f. A system allowing individual nations to make adjustments to better suit their

unique situation;

2. Proposes to companies and governments, to ease the understanding of the conditions

of use by individuals, by:
a. Reducing them thanks to an accessible language,

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