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January 27, 2026

0PN Lab Launches on International Data Protection Day with First Presentation of Convention 108+ Transparency Code of Conduct

Partnership between Open Consent Group Ltd and Digital Transparency Lab Canada Announces New Laboratory for Digital Public Transparency Infrastructure

TORONTO/LONDON — 0PN Lab (zero spoken as "open") officially launches January 28, 2026 on International Data Protection Day with a groundbreaking virtual event showcasing the first production-ready implementation of the Convention 108+ Transparency Code of Conduct and ISO/IEC 27560 Universal Notice Receipt Profile.

The laboratory is a partnership between Open Consent Group Ltd (UK) and Digital Transparency Lab Canada, chartered exclusively to support and develop digital public transparency infrastructure for the Commonwealth and Convention 108+ jurisdictions.

Addressing the Transparency Gap in Digital Trust Privacy Enforcement

Privacy law exists, but current enforcement capacities do not scale from analogue data protection to digital privacy. 0PN Lab introduces the missing infrastructure layer between legal privacy requirements and regulatory enforcement at internet scale.

"This is about making surveillance and non-compliance transparent for everyone," said Mark Lizar, ISO/IEC 27560-1 Profile Editor and co-founder of 0PN Lab. "We're providing the infrastructure that makes Convention 108+ operationally viable at internet scale—controller-ID first architecture, bilateral notice receipts, and automated regulatory auditing."

Launch Event: January 28, 2026

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2026 — International Data Protection Day

Time: 1:30 PM GMT / 8:30 AM EST

Duration: 90 minutes

Format: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: LinkedIn Event | Zoom Registration

The launch event will feature:

Host: Sharon Polsky, Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC)

Keynote Presentation: ISO/IEC 27560 Framework and Convention 108+ Transparency Code of Conduct

Industry Demonstrations:

• UN/CEFACT — Cross-border transparency and supply chain integration
• Lisa LeVasseur (Me2B Alliance) — Digital Safety Ratings
• Joanne Cooper (ID Exchange) — Global Digital Transparency Alliance
• Paul Knowles (Secours) — Role-based containment for AI governance
• Sal D'Agostino (IDmachines) — Transparency Performance Indicators
• W3C Data Privacy Vocabulary — Machine-readable legal privacy semantics

What 0PN Lab Delivers

Controller-ID First Architecture

Controllers disclose identity BEFORE collecting personal data, reversing the current model where individuals must navigate complex privacy policies after data collection has begun.

Bilateral Notice Receipts

Verifiable proof-of-notice for both controllers and individuals, creating immutable audit trails for regulatory queries.

Automated Regulatory Capacity

Convention 108+ and UK GDPR enforcement across thousands of services without exponential regulatory headcount increases.

Cross-Border Interoperability

Standardised transparency infrastructure for international data governance across 55+ Convention 108+ jurisdictions.

Digital Trust Ecosystem Integration

Verifiable controller transparency for self-sovereign identity, federated identity, OpenID, and AI governance frameworks.

Working Groups Launching January 28

Authority with Consent & Permission (AuthC WG)

Controller Identification Record specifications, authentication and authorisation interoperability protocols for digital trust.

Global Digital Transparency Alliance (GDTA WG) — Call for Interest

International transparency governance and regulatory coordination.

Additional working groups will launch in February 2026.

UK and Commonwealth Leadership

0PN Lab positions the UK and Commonwealth nations as first movers in transparency infrastructure deployment, providing common technical layers for enforcement across international cooperation networks.

The laboratory operates under a commons-based knowledge system, ensuring that digital public transparency infrastructure remains accessible, interoperable, and aligned with Convention 108+ principles.

About 0PN Lab

0PN Lab (Zero said like "Open" Public Network Lab) is the open standards community developing digital public transparency infrastructure implementing the Convention 108+ Transparency Code of Conduct with Transparency by Default (TbD).

The laboratory is a partnership between Open Consent Group Ltd (UK) and Digital Transparency Lab Canada, chartered to support and develop exclusively digital public transparency infrastructure for the Commonwealth and Convention 108+ jurisdictions.

Communities DPTI Supports

0PN Lab collaborates with and supports established standards bodies and privacy communities:

• Council of Europe Convention 108+ — Modern privacy framework
• ISO/IEC — International privacy and security standards
• IETF — Internet engineering and protocol development
• Standards Council of Canada (SCC) — Canadian standards leadership
• Kantara Initiative — Digital identity and consent management
• IEEE Digital Privacy — Technical privacy standards
• MyData — Individual-centric data governance
• W3C Data Privacy Vocabulary — Machine-readable legal semantics
• UN/CEFACT — Cross-border trade and transparency

Learn more: lab.0pn.org | transparencylab.ca

About the Partners

Open Consent Group Ltd is a UK-based organisation advancing privacy-enabling infrastructure through standardised consent and transparency mechanisms aligned with Convention 108+ and UK GDPR.

Digital Transparency Lab Canada develops transparency infrastructure standards and regulatory capacity tools, with Mark Lizar serving as ISO/IEC 27560-1 Profile Editor.

Media Contact

Mark Lizar

AuthC Editor, ISO/IEC 27560-1 Profile Editor, Kantara Initiative - Consent Receipt and ANCR - Transparency Performance Indicatory Editor,

Digital Transparency Lab

m[email protected]

Event Registration:

[LinkedIn Event Link] | [Zoom Registration Link]

Press Assets

• Event agenda and speaker bios available upon request
• Technical documentation: lab.0pn.org
• EU Omnibus: Permission masquerading as consent

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Note to editors: 0PN is pronounced "open" — Zero said like Open Public Network. International Data Protection Day is celebrated annually on January 28, since 2006, commemorating the 1981 opening for signature of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108).