Data Strategy Briefing — December 14, 2022

Executive briefing: On 14 December 2022 OECD members adopted the Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector Entities, articulating safeguards for law enforcement and national security access that support trust in cross-border data flows.^{OECD declaration}

Key governance checkpoints

Transparency obligations. Review commitments to publish legal frameworks, oversight mechanisms, and access statistics to guide corporate transparency reporting.
Redress and oversight. Map national remedies, independent oversight bodies, and review procedures referenced in the declaration to update incident escalation playbooks.
Transfer assurances. Incorporate OECD benchmarks into transfer impact assessments and contractual clauses addressing government access.

Operational priorities

Policy mapping. Align cross-border data governance documentation with the declaration’s safeguards to demonstrate adherence during regulator reviews.
Law enforcement response. Update internal protocols for responding to access requests, emphasising proportionality, necessity, and independent authorisation.
Stakeholder communications. Prepare messaging for customers and partners on how the OECD declaration supports trusted transfers.

Enablement moves

Integrate declaration principles into privacy-enhancing technology adoption roadmaps to evidence minimisation and secure processing.
Coordinate with compliance and legal teams to reflect OECD safeguards in global policy updates, including privacy notices and transparency reports.
Participate in OECD follow-up workstreams to influence metrics and guidance stemming from the declaration.

Sources

Zeph Tech helps organisations embed OECD-aligned safeguards, transparency reporting, and law-enforcement response playbooks into their data governance programmes.