Personal data privacy protection in an age of globalization: The US-EU safe harbor compromise

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-344

  Long, William J ^a   Quek, Marc Pang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; EU Directive; Globalization; Personal data privacy; Safe harbor; Sovereignty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035998614     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760210138778     Document Type: Article

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