The 38th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners will move to Morocco in 2016, The Register reports. The conference’s executive committee, which published guidance for potential host cities, “said that its decision to recommend Morocco was because it met the criteria laid out, including guaranteeing a suitable location and venue,” the report states. However, some privacy advocates are questioning the choice, noting it has not been deemed adequate by EU privacy standards. "An ill-judged decision by privacy officials might have critically jeopardized the region's four decades of positive influence in the international privacy realm," said Privacy International’s Simon Davies. Editor’s Note: The IAPP will host an opening reception for this year’s ICDPPC in Amsterdam, Oct. 27, at the Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum), featuring our collection of 1984 ephemera. It is open to all in the privacy community.
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