Trade and Cross-Border Data Flows

The ubiquitous exchange of data across borders has given rise to a range of concerns by governments and citizens about some of the effects of so much information being collected and used, often without the knowledge of data subjects. This has led countries to condition or prohibit the transfer of da...

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Main Author: Casalini, Francesca
Other Authors: López González, Javier
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2019
Series:OECD Trade Policy Papers
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