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Cross-Border Data Flows
International transfers, cloud storage, and conflicting laws.
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SUMMARY - Cross-Border Data Flows

In a digital society, information moves faster than physical goods, services, or even ideas. A single online interaction can touch servers in multiple countries, pass through various corporate ecosystems, and be stored or analyzed in jurisdictions with vastly different privacy rules. Cross-border data flows have become the backbone of global commerce, communication, and innovation — yet they also present some of the most difficult challenges for privacy, sovereignty, and individual rights.

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