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Committee: LEGAL Topic Area: Data Privacy Laws (A) Country: Iceland School: Middle School Delegate: Mr. Firstname Lastname As the global dependence on digital data storage and processing increases, so too must its rules and regulations surrounding these practices. The government of Iceland urges the governments of other nations to consider the impact of modern data processing technology and techniques including, but not limited to, deep learning algorithms and quantum computing on the security of the data of private individuals. Furthermore, the government of Iceland believes that in order to effectively ensure international data privacy, nations should adopt a universal standard for domestic and international data privacy practices. Iceland is proud to adhere to the European Union’s strong General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This legislation has been extremely successful in correcting corporate data malpractice, as was evidenced when Swedish clothing retailer, H&M adopted several measures in 2020 and 2021 after being fined for illegally collecting and using employee data [1]. In addition to the GDPR’s foreign success, the government of Iceland has been careful to enforce these guidelines within Iceland’s borders. In September of 2023, the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) resolved that the University of Iceland was in noncompliance with multiple articles of the GDPR and fined them 1.500.000 ISK (10100.69 EUR) [2]. Given the GDPR’s historic success, the government of Iceland would welcome the adoption by all UN member states of articles that provide consumer data protections that are of similar strength and thoroughness as the GDPR. While Iceland is pleased with the strength and success of data privacy laws in the European Union, it is also excited at the prospect of working with technologically developing nations as the UN forms universal data privacy guidelines and regulations. Specifically, the government of Iceland is satisfied with the robustness of data privacy laws in African Union (AU) member states. Specifically, Iceland notes with approval the distinct upward trend in the number of AU member states with data protection laws, as well as the 80% of the African economy subject to such laws, as of April 2020 [3]. Iceland is excited to hear the perspectives of the leaders of these nations as they explain how they were able to simultaneously update their data infrastructure as well as data privacy rules and regulations. Iceland believes that strong cooperation with these nations is critical to the development of universally achievable data privacy regulations. Iceland holds that the only way to ensure the collaboration of all UN member states in implementing strong consumer data privacy laws is by collaborating heavily with nations whose data privacy laws are still in their infancy. By using their insights on how new data privacy legislation impacts the development of data and communications infrastructure, as well as by working with nations who already have strong data privacy laws, such as members of the EU, Iceland is confident that the Legal Committee will see a satisfactory resolution to this pressing issue. Works Cited [1]. “Hamburg Commissioner Fines H&M 35.3 Million Euro for Data Protection Violations in Service Centre.” Hamburg Commissioner Fines H&M 35.3 Million Euro for Data Protection Violations in Service Centre | European Data Protection Board, 2 Oct. 2020, edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2020/hamburg-commissioner-fines-hm-353-million-euro-data-protection-violations_en. [2]. “The Icelandic SA: The University of Iceland Fined 1.500.000 ISK for the Use of Video Surveillance.” The Icelandic SA: The University of Iceland Fined 1.500.000 ISK for the Use of Video Surveillance | European Data Protection Board, 6 Sept. 2023, edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2023/icelandic-sa-university-iceland-fined-1500000-isk-use-video-surveillance_en. [3]. Data Protection Laws in Africa: A Pan- African Survey And ..., www.usitc.gov/publications/332/journals/jice_africa_data_protection_laws.pdf. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024.

Committee: YORK Person: Sir John Fogge School: Middle School Delegates: Mr. Firstname Lastname I am Sir John Fogge, an eminent royal associate in Kent and the Keeper of the Writs of the Court of Common Pleas. For years, I have been loyal to His Majesty King Edward IV of York, for which I have been handsomely rewarded (Fogge). In return for my service, I have received grants of land and money, as well as the position of Treasurer of the Household. Despite my years of loyal service to His Majesty, I have found myself thrust into conflicts with the Nevilles--a family that has also aligned itself with our King. As the War of the Roses progresses, I will undoubtedly find my allegiances in opposition: that which I owe to the Woodvilles, taken on by me in the wake of my marriage to Alice Haute (Haute), and that which I owe to His Majesty, a result of which will require aiding the Nevilles. As a member of the Royal Court of King Edward IV of York, I will work tirelessly to root out those who would betray the Yorkist cause. I have already been awarded custody of parts of the lands of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford as a result of my efforts in assuring his punishment for his treasonous actions against our King (ContentKeeper). Furthermore, I intend to leverage my instrumental role in developing an alliance with the Prince of Wales (Fogge) to pursue diplomatic approaches in developing the House of York’s standing in the War. During this time, I expect some enmity from the members of the Neville family, who, I am sure, view my marriage as ensuring my siding with the Woodvilles in the ongoing conflict between the two families (Haute). I do not intend to offer the Nevilles any gifts or tokens of my allegiance--such actions would violate my duty to my wife (Rosenthal)--but I will gladly work with the Woodvilles in actions that will serve the King to whom we have both swore allegiance (Hicks). As I wrote the upper contents of this letter, I waged an internal war as to whether I should include the contents that will now follow. I know that--in light of my sworn oath to serve His Majesty King Edward IV--to write such words could be considered treasonous. Even so, I will continue. Undoubtedly, my ultimate goal must be in securing my legacy and that of my posterity. When I first learned of my recent grant of the custody of a part of the lands of the executed John de Vere, I saw a glimpse--a momentary flash--of what my future could be. In a single moment I saw the power that our legal system can wield: a single document, a writ of attainder, was able to destroy the life of a ranking member of the English Monarchy, and, in doing so, grant my family more power. Since this moment, I have been unable to focus while serving as the Keeper of the Writs of the Court of Common Pleas. Every day, I sign dozens of writs, manage hundreds of records, and facilitate the movements of more pounds than I might see in a year (Court of Common Pleas). Really, who would notice if my pen slipped? Who could blame me if it did? I have decided to begin--I pray that this letter never meets the eyes of the King--falsifying records that come before my office. I will start with small amounts (I could not possibly stomach any more): perhaps I will begin by altering a settlement such that a small quantity is owed to a fictitious company under my control. Although I pray that the Father urges my mercy, my mind lingers on the moment when I first stepped onto the land apportioned to me following John de Vere’s execution. I cannot stop imagining what fortune might befall me if I were to issue a writ of attainder for a different noble (Attainder). But for now, I choose to banish this thought from my mind. In hoping that this letter is never elevated to His Majesty’s eyes, I remain sincerely yours, Sir John Fogge Works Cited [1] “Attainder | Law | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/topic/attainder. [2] Conflict and Stability in Fifteenth-Century England. 1977. [3] “ContentKeeper - 10.30.16.40.” Archive.org, 2015, archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176054/page/n5/mode/2up. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025. [4] “Court of Common Pleas | Definition, History, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/topic/Court-of-Common-Pleas. [5] “Fogge, Sir John (B. In or before 1417, D. 1490).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2025, www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-57617. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025. [6] “Haute Family (Per. C. 1350–1530), Gentry.” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2025, www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52786. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025. [7] Hicks, Michael. Anne Neville : Queen to Richard III. The History Press, 2014. Rosenthal, Joel T. “Aristocratic Marriage and the English Peerage, 1350–1500: Social Institution and Personal Bond.” Journal of Medieval History, vol. 10, no. 3, Jan. 1984, pp. 181–94, https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4181(84)90034-4.