Need to harmonize data privacy laws internationally

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Promote international compatibility:
avoid duplication and fragmentation in the regional and international approaches to data protection and concentrate on one unifying internationally compatible initiative.
Protect state sovereignty:
Surveillance issues often have an international or cross-border dimension, the extraterritorial nature of data flows and surveillance must be addressed.
Countries with no data protection legislation:
30 percent of countries have no laws in place adding to the risk of them being cut-off from international trade opportunities
Countries with no data protection legislation:
lead to complex complaints and disputes over coverage
Determining jurisdiction:
prominent issue due to the widespread flow of data across borders and lack of a single global agreement on data protection
Promoting e-commerce:
Barriers to trust and confidence that arise in relation to domestic e-commerce (including delivery delays, hidden costs and fear of fraud) can be exacerbated when it comes to cross-border transactions.
Need for privacy:
UNGCP guidelines establish a new legitimate need for the protection of consumer privacy and the global free flow of information and only an international tribunal can facilitate this.
Literacy on privacy:
Important to educate the public about privacy protection and the use of privacy-enhancing technologies.
Laying detailed principals:
Right to privacy, now recognised as a fundamental right by the UN, needs to be translated into further detailed principles