The long arm of the EU Data Protection directive

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Even enterprises based on the other side of the world to the EU could find themselves ensnared by the directive, argues lawyer Dana Post

In today's interconnected world, it is not uncommon for companies to have data stored all over the planet. Consider, for example, an internet company headquartered in the US targeting and profit...

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