ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 44

Consumer Protection in the field of privacy by design

October 2026

 

Introduction

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 44 was established by ISO/TMB and IEC SMB in January 2025.  The group was established to continue the work initiated by ISO/PC 317, including the maintenance of ISO 31700:

Chair: Mr Jan Schallaboeck (DIN)

Committee Manager: Ms Jean Stride (BSI)

 

Scope

Standardization of consumer protection in the field of privacy by design for products, goods and services, including their data lifecycles.

 

Public Website

ISO:  https://www.iso.org/committee/10778243.html

 

Membership

Participating Members (29):

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore. Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom , United States of America and Zimbabwe

 

Observer Members (9):

Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Korea, Republic of, Slovakia and Trinidad and Tobago,

 

Standards and projects under SC 44

Ongoing:

ISO/IEC WD31700-3: Consumer protection — Privacy by design for consumer goods and services — Part 3: Audits of privacy by design for consumer products and services

ISO/IEC PWI 26224: Guidelines for privacy by design of mobile information services for consumers

ISO/IEC PWI 26225: Guidelines for privacy by design of online platforms for consumers

ISO/IEC PWI 26226: Usage of privacy enhancing technologies in consumer privacy by design

 

New work initiated:

  • ISO/IEC TR on Implicative Data

 

ISO/IEC PWIs initiated on the following topics:

  • Internet Transparency Code of Practice Profile through privacy by design
  • Consumer-centric AI agents through privacy by design
  • Privacy by design — Guidelines for the design of information sanitization functions in electronic products for consumers
  • Privacy by design for consumer goods and services — Protection of Minors

 

Published:

ISO 31700-1: 2023: Consumer protection — Privacy by design for consumer goods and services — Part 1: High-level requirements

ISO/IECTR 31700-2:2026: Consumer protection — Privacy by design for consumer goods and services — Part 2: Use cases

 

Structure

WG 1:  High level requirements and foundational concepts

Convenor: Ms M Chibba

Convenor Support: Ms Ingrid Choy-Harris

Advisory Group 1 (AG 1/CAG): Chairmans Advisory Group

Convenor: Mr J Schallaboeck

Advisory Group 2 (AG 2): Communications

Convenor: Liu Zihan

Convenor support: Rae Dulmage and Brad Gold

 

Meetings

  • 1st Plenary meeting 25th April 2025 (on-line)
  • 2nd Plenary meeting 16th – 18th  September, Kunming, China
  • 3rd Plenary meeting, 20th November 2025 (online)
  • 4th Plenary meeting,4th – 5th March 2026 (online)
  • 5th Plenary meeting, 31st August – 3rd September, Montreal, Canada