Author: Jen

A world leading online resource for privacy law is undergoing a major expansion and is inviting international privacy enforcement authorities to contribute their case reports to its growing database.

Japan has become the third APEC economy to be accepted into the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, strengthening the protection of consumer data as it moves around the Asia-Pacific and reducing regulatory compliance costs for businesses in the region.

TRUSTe, the leading global data privacy management company and the first approved Accountability Agent for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, announced today that two additional companies have achieved APEC Certification through TRUSTe. This follows the announcement last Thursday by the FTC, together with agency officials from the European Union and APEC economies, with the ultimate goal of helping businesses transfer data around the world in a safe way in compliance with global privacy frameworks.

In today’s digital economy, data is stored remotely and accessed anywhere in the world. Emails could be stored on servers in Australia by an American company and accessed in Singapore. Buyers and sellers across different time zones purchase goods, share personal data, and make financial payments via the internet.

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Aug 2013: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that it is the first company to achieve certification under the new Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system. The CBPR system was developed to establish consistent privacy protections for individuals — regardless of where their personal information is processed across the APEC region.

San Francisco, CA – June 25, 2013 – TRUSTe, the leading global data privacy management company, today announced that it is the first approved Accountability Agent for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System. The APEC CBPR System is a self-regulatory initiative that addresses cross border data flows between the United States and other APEC Member Economies, through voluntary and enforceable codes of conduct adopted by participating businesses.

Mexico has become the second participant in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, boosting efforts to protect a market of 2.7 billion consumers and their privacy in electronic commerce in the Asia-Pacific. The system also promotes region-wide privacy policy compatibility and lower regulatory compliance costs throughout the Asia-Pacific.

The Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) promotes the development and use of electronic commerce by supporting the creation of legal, regulatory and policy environments in the APEC region that are predictable, transparent and consistent.

The International Trade Administration’s Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce (OTEC) invites interested organizations to submit applications for recognition by APEC to act as an Accountability Agent for U.S.-based companies that are subject to Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction as part of APEC’s Cross Border Privacy Rules system.

The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States’ participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce today.