This paper from the World Economic Forum provides a brief overview of the online consumer protection landscape and the actors within it. It offers examples of specific forms of online consumer protection and outlines efforts to boost regulatory coherence at regional and global levels, including examining the role for trade policy.
The Global Governance of Online Consumer Protection and E-Commerce
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CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPT
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