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Workshop - Data Protection and Privacy Law as a Driver in Sustainable Development (October 2016)


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Slide Presentation at International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Marrakech - October 2016

Galexia Director, Chris Connolly, delivered a presentation on privacy law and trade at the 38th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (Marrakech, 17-20 October 2016). The presentation was part of a high profile Panel on Data Protection and Privacy Law as a Driver in Sustainable Development.

The presentation highlights on the research paper for the United Nations: Data protection regulations and international data flows: Implications for trade and development (UNCTAD 2016), and also lessons from the Global Cloud Computing Scorecard (Galexia / BSA 2016).

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UN advice on data protection and international data flows

  • UN report:
    • Data protection regulations and international data flows: Implications for trade and development (April 2016)
  • Data protection is directly related to trade
    • Too little protection can create negative market effects through affecting consumer confidence
    • Too much protection can overly restrict business activities and trade
  • Ensuring that laws consider the global nature and scope of their application, and foster compatibility with other frameworks, is critical

Key issues

  • Gaps in coverage
    • National gaps: no laws, partial laws or laws that contain broad exemptions
  • Impact of new technologies
  • Cross-border data transfers
    • Concerns about data localization requirements
  • Balancing surveillance and data protection
  • Enforcement of data protection laws
  • Determining jurisdiction
  • Compliance burdens

Selected policy options

  • Adopt baseline legislation based on common principles
  • Address gaps in global coverage and avoid fragmentation
  • Adopt protection that does not unnecessarily hamper trade and innovation
  • Give special attention to cross-border transfers
  • Consider compliance burdens
  • Establish a regulatory structure that ensures adequate enforcement
  • Improve capacity building
  • Multi-stakeholder involvement

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