SUMMARY - Global Privacy Frameworks
A Canadian's personal information is collected by a European company, processed on American servers, analyzed by an AI model trained in China, and sold to advertisers worldwide. Which country's privacy laws apply? The EU's GDPR establishes itself as global standard through economic leverage, requiring any company serving EU residents to comply regardless of location. California's CCPA creates state-level protections that companies often apply nationally because separate compliance is impractical.