Late last month, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released a new study on privacy law, trans-border data flow and their implications on international trade and development. The in-depth and substantive report also places a focus on developing nations. “The study reviews the current landscape and analyzes possible options for making data protection policies internationally more compatible,” the report states. Contributors to the report include international organizations, government bodies, the private sector and civil society. “The findings of the study should help to inform the much needed multi-stakeholder dialogue on how to enhance international compatibility in the protection of data and privacy,” the report adds. Editor’s Note: Privacy Perspectives recently featured a post on why the U.N. should be the lead global privacy agency.
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