U.S. Joining International Cross-Border Privacy Effort

By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 4-21-22

The U.S. is joining an effort to create global, cross-border privacy rules through a new Global CBPR Forum.

The White House said Thursday (April 21) that the U.S. was teaming up with Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and Chinese Taipei on a certification system based on the current Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) and Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) Systems.

Businesses already certified under those current systems will be automatically recognized in the new global forum.  » Read More