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== Definition ==
 
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'''Transborder data flow''' (also called '''cross-border data flow''') is
'''Transborder data flow''' is the flow of [[electronic data]] across political boundaries, such as between states or countries, a process which can cause legal conflicts, such as who owns a particular piece of [[information]], and who may use it.
 
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{{Quote|the flow of [[electronic data]] across political boundaries, such as between states or countries, a process which can cause legal conflicts, such as who owns a particular piece of [[information]], and who may use it.}}
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{{Quote|"the movement or transfer of information between computer servers across national borders. Such data flows enable people to transmit information for online communication, track global supply chains, share research, provide cross-border services, and support technological innovation."<ref>[[Data Flows, Online Privacy, and Trade Policy]], Summary.</ref>}}
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== References ==
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== See also ==
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* [[OECD Declaration on Transborder Data Flows]]
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== External resource ==
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* W. Scott Blackmer, "Transborder Data Flows at Risk" (Feb. 20, 2012) ([http://www.infolawgroup.com/2012/02/articles/cloud-computing-1/transborder-data-flows-at-risk/ full-text]).
 
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 5 April 2020

Definition[]

Transborder data flow (also called cross-border data flow) is

the flow of electronic data across political boundaries, such as between states or countries, a process which can cause legal conflicts, such as who owns a particular piece of information, and who may use it.
"the movement or transfer of information between computer servers across national borders. Such data flows enable people to transmit information for online communication, track global supply chains, share research, provide cross-border services, and support technological innovation."[1]

References[]

See also[]

External resource[]

  • W. Scott Blackmer, "Transborder Data Flows at Risk" (Feb. 20, 2012) (full-text).