Implications of the new EU Directive on data protection for multinational corporations

Information Technology & People

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-162

  Walczuch, Rita M ^a   Steeghs, Lizette ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data protection; European Union; Multinationals; Privacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131117     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840110695730     Document Type: Article

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