Cross border transfers are becoming more difficult and costly from a business perspective as more countries
adopt privacy laws that regulate and limit cross-border transfers of personal information, including transfers to
headquarters, affiliates, branch offices or subsidiaries. Typically these laws either explicitly prohibit transfers to
other countries unless certain conditions are met or impose regulatory obligations on the organizations transferring the personal information. Many of these laws are enacted in response to growing public concern about the potential and actual misuse of personal information in an increasingly networked economy.
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