Recommendation of the OECD Council on the protection of critical information infrastructures

The disruption or destruction of critical information infrastructures (“CII”) could have serious consequences. This Recommendation is derived from best practices for CII protection identified in an OECD background report comparing policies in seven countries.

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• Development of Policies for Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures

OECD Recommendation on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress

On 12 July 2007, OECD Member countries adopted a Recommendation on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress to provide governments with a framework to help consumers resolve disputes and settle claims with business.

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• Recomendación del Consejo sobre Resolución de Disputas y Resarcimiento a Consumidores

OECD Recommendation on Electronic Authentication and Guidance for Electronic authentication

The OECD Council adopted a Recommendation encouraging efforts by Member countries to establish compatible, technology-neutral approaches for effective domestic and cross-border electronic authentication of persons and entities. The OECD also developed Guidance to support these efforts.

OECD Recommendation on Cross-Border Co-operation in the Enforcement of Laws against Spam

This recommendation urges enforcement authorities throughout the OECD to share information and work together to tackle what has become a global problem.

OECD Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices Across Borders (2003)

OECD governments have agreed on guidelines outlining a framework for international co-operation to protect consumers against the growing problem of cross-border fraud, particularly on the Internet.

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• Report on the implementation of the 2003 Guidelines on Cross-border Fraud
• National Contact Points for Co-operation Against Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices
• OECD Governments Join Forces to Protect Consumers from Cross-border Fraud
• OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)

OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks (English/French)

These guidelines apply to all participants in the new information society and suggest the need for a greater awareness and understanding of security issues, including the need to develop a "culture of security".

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• Information security and privacy

OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)

These guidelines are designed to help ensure that consumers are no less protected when shopping online than they are when they buy from their local store or order from a catalogue.

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• Guidelines - FAQ
• Best Practice Examples under the OECD Guidelines on Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce
• Consumers in the Online Marketplace. The Guidelines: One Year Later
• First Report: Government and Private Sector Initiatives to Promote and Implement the OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce
• Consumers in the Online Marketplace: the OECD Guidelines Three Years Later
• OECD Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices Across Borders (2003)

Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of Privacy

This Declaration was made by OECD Ministers at the conference, "A Borderless World: Realising the Potential of Global Electronic Commerce" in Ottawa, Canada on 7-9 October 1998 and serves as the basis for OECD privacy protection work since 1998.

OECD Guidelines for Cryptography Policy

The Guidelines are primarily aimed at governments, in terms of the policy recommendations herein, but with anticipation that they will be widely read and followed by both the private and public sectors.

OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems, 1992

Explosive growth in use of information systems for all manner of applications in all parts of life has made provision of proper security essential.