Data Portability - Passing The Dope Test

[Gordon Rae]

I just found out that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has
developed a draft International Standard for the Protection of
Privacy. WADA is a private, independent organization aimed at
promoting, co-ordinating and monitoring the fight against drug use in
sport.

WADA aims to set minimum standards of privacy protection for personal
information collected and used by organisations when conducting anti-
doping programmes. It is not intended to override national or
international legislation, except when the standards set by that
legislation fall below those set out in the International Standard.

I find this relevant to DataPortability because WADA is attempting to
harmonise policies between different nations, respecting national
laws, but at the same time raising the standard in countries where the
law is perceived to offer insufficient protection. And of course, the
justification is that sport is an international field which relies on
standards and sanctions against doping, in order to maintain its
credibility and marketability.

I wonder if as part of implementing this standard, WADA and the
sporting bodies who subscribe to its principle might need to implement
data portability standards for athletes travelling from country to
country? The International Cycling Union (UCI) is already introducing
biological passports.

The draft WADA code is here: http://www.wada-ama.org/en/dynamic.ch2?pageCategory.id=796

Consultation is open until July 14th.

Gordon Rae