Extraterritoriality and regulation of international data transfers in EU data protection law Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Use of the term “extraterritorial” to describe the regulation of international transfers of personal data in EU data protection law has led to confusion about the scope of such regulation. Any distinction between extraterritoriality “in scope” and “in effect” has become meaningless. Extraterritoriality in EU regulation of international data transfers is intrinsically neither good nor bad; rather, its appropriateness depends on how it is used and ...