THE COMPLEXITY OF THE LAWS RELATING TO THE EXCHANGE OF E-CUSTOMERS’ PERSONAL DATA – PART 1
1.0 The European Union’s Member States will no longer be able to restrain the free movement between them of E-Customers’ personal data on the grounds relating to the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals. [1] 2.0 It also introduced regulations that made transfer of such data to countries outside the EU dependent on ‘adequate level of protection’ there. [2] 3.0 In other words, while facilitating trade within the EU, the Directive could become a serious obstacle to E-Commerce with countries outside EU, if their level of protection was judged to be inadequate . [3] 4.0 This provision is intended to protect the E-Customers lo...