Where ITCoP stands: from CPDP Brussels to expert input

The Internet Transparency Code of Practice (ITCoP) is a code of practice that makes transparency the default online. It aligns with the transparency principles of Convention 108+, the modernised Council of Europe data protection convention.

May 2026: introduced at CPDP Brussels

ITCoP was introduced on 20 May 2026 at CPDP Brussels, on the panel “Transparency by Default: An Internet Transparency Code of Practice”, moderated by the Council of Europe.

Now: expert input

Before its requirements are drafted, regulators and experts are being asked what a notice and consent record needs to show, and where current standards meet or miss that need. TCIEG supports the development of the code and runs the survey, which is independent of any standards body. Take the survey.

The code builds on published notice and consent standards and on the Kantara ANCR extension, so that a transparency policy can be read by people and checked by machines.

What the code asks for

Two positions run through it. The controller is identified before the individual: before a person is identified, tracked or profiled, they can see who the controller is, what the purpose is and what authority is relied on. And no login is needed to find out who is collecting: people with no relationship to a controller, such as those recorded by cameras in public spaces, can find out who is collecting their data, and object, without logging in to anything.

On the numbers

Convention 108, the original Council of Europe data protection convention, is open to states worldwide and has 55 Parties. Its modernised form, Convention 108+, is not yet in force: it needs 38 ratifications to enter into force.

More on the code, the transparency policy and the Transparency Profile on the ITCoP page.