CBDF Authors Examine National Security, Data Flows, China De-Risking, and the New Executive Order on Bulk Data Sales
CBDF authors Samm Sacks and Peter Swire have published three articles at the intersection of national security and data flows.
LAWFARE – CHINA GAINS AS U.S. ABANDONS DIGITAL POLICY NEGOTIATIONS
The future of U.S. global digital policy hangs in the balance following a shock decision by the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States no longer supports provisions that protect cross-border data flows, prohibit forced data localization, safeguard source code, and prohibit countries from discriminating against digital products in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
A Framework for Assessing U.S. Data Policy Toward China
Access to and use of personal data has moved to the center of the U.S.-China technology conflict. Samm Sacks and Peter Swire of the Cross-Border Data Forum offer an intellectual framework for systematic analysis of the risks and benefits of different solutions across economics, security, and privacy.
Jackson Colling Wins the 2022 CBDF Student Paper Competition
The Cross-Border Data Forum is pleased to announce that the 2022 CBDF Student Paper Competition was won by Jackson Colling, a third-year law student at American University Washington College of Law (WCL). Jackson Colling’s paper is entitled “China’s Personal Information Protection Law: A Threat to Cross-Border Data Flows and the Citizens it is Supposed to Protect,” and the paper is published below.