Cross-Border Data Flows and Increased Enforcement

The term “privacy” is subject to many definitions and descriptions. According to Jim Harper of the Cato Institute, “Properly defined, privacy is the subjective condition people experience when they have the power to control information about themselves and when they exercise that power consistent with their interests and values.” Regardless of whether we agree with Harper about the precise phrasing, the definition he posits reflects internationally accepted ideas that the collection, use, sharing, and protection of personal information should be subject to some degree of informed notice to and consent from the affected individual.

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