Privacy Regulations for OSS Dev

January 25, 2022•139 words

Introduction

This document is intended as a jumping-off point for people who need specifics about privacy regulations that affect open source development, whether in law or contracts. I can’t and shouldn’t offer legal advice. However, developers need to be able to educate themselves. This is a directory of resources.

This document is intended to evolve and grow. I invite you to contribute information on any jurisdictions you are familiar with.

Government

UN

Article 17 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

EU

GDPR

Germany

Bundesdatenschutzgesetz

United States

Federal

U.S. Code § 552a
(NIST) Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of PII

California

OPPA 2003

CCPA 2018

Contract Law

GitHub

Privacy Statement

Acceptable Use Policy

Linux Foundation

Telemetry Data Policy

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