Pitching trade against privacy: reconciling EU governance of personal data flows with external trade
Abstract
This article positions EU’s external governance of personal data flows against the backdrop of the international controversy on digital trade versus strict privacy laws. Now that the EU has defined its position on horizontal provisions on cross-border data flows and personal data protection, it is both timely and essential to reassess its strategy on the international transfers of personal data in the purview of its future trade agreements. For its own normative approach and regulatory autonomy, the EU has a pivotal role to play in shaping the interface between trade and privacy before the ‘free trade leviathan’ can restrict the policy choices not only of individual states but also of the EU itself. Our contribution aims to break through the present compartmentalization of privacy scholarship and trade lawyers because it situates personal data flows in both disciplines.
Cross-border data flow, Digital trade, EU law, frontpage, GDPR, international trade law, Personal data, Privacy
Bibtex
Article{Irion2020bb,
title = {Pitching trade against privacy: reconciling EU governance of personal data flows with external trade},
author = {Irion, K. and Yakovleva, S.},
doi = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipaa003},
year = {0401},
date = {2020-04-01},
journal = {International Data Privacy Law},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
pages = {201-221},
abstract = {This article positions EU’s external governance of personal data flows against the backdrop of the international controversy on digital trade versus strict privacy laws. Now that the EU has defined its position on horizontal provisions on cross-border data flows and personal data protection, it is both timely and essential to reassess its strategy on the international transfers of personal data in the purview of its future trade agreements. For its own normative approach and regulatory autonomy, the EU has a pivotal role to play in shaping the interface between trade and privacy before the ‘free trade leviathan’ can restrict the policy choices not only of individual states but also of the EU itself. Our contribution aims to break through the present compartmentalization of privacy scholarship and trade lawyers because it situates personal data flows in both disciplines.},
keywords = {Cross-border data flow, Digital trade, EU law, frontpage, GDPR, international trade law, Personal data, Privacy},
}