Five years of the APEC Privacy Framework: Failure or promise?

Computer Law and Security Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-43

  Greenleaf, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

APEC; Asia Pacific; Data protection; Privacy

Indexed keywords

APEC; ASIA-PACIFIC; CROSS BORDERS; DATA PROTECTION; INFORMATION PRIVACIES; PERSONAL INFORMATIONS; PRIVACY; PRIVACY LEGISLATIONS; PRIVACY PROTECTIONS; REGIONAL GROUPINGS;

DATA TRANSFER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS;

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 59049095366     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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