The Trilateral Committee on Transborder Data Flows was established in 2008 to further the goals of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). In April 2008, the Statement on the Free Flow of Information (Statement) was signed by representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Statement affirms that sustained economic growth is dependent on a “transparent legal, policy and regulatory environment that permits the free flow of information across borders and facilitates its use for the conduct of trade and commerce.”
In furtherance of these goals, the signatory countries established the Trilateral Committee on Transborder Data Flows (Committee). The Committee is composed of government representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States and has been working in consultation with the business communities, civil and law societies, and academia in each country to identify and address impediments to electronic information flows across borders that affect economic growth. The work of the Committee is led by Industry Canada, the Ministry of Economy in Mexico, and the Department of Commerce in the United States.
Information regarding the Committee’s consultation sessions with stakeholders, regulations governing transborder data flows (TBDF), and other related issues is provided below. To submit questions regarding TBDF issues or to contact a representative of the Committee at the U.S. Department of Commerce, click here.
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United States
Bill S.1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act)
Bill S.139 (Data Breach Notification Act)
Bill H.R.2221 (Data Accountability Bill)
Bill H.R.5108 (Cyber Privacy Act)
See: The Library of Congress’s Legislative Research Tool THOMAS
*This is not a comprehensive list of data protection legislation and may not be updated to reflect newly introduced legislation.
Trilateral Committee Member Websites Canada Mexico
This page was last updated on 12/05/2011. This site is operated by the Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce (OTEC) division of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
This page was last updated on 12/05/2011. This site is operated by the Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce (OTEC) division of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.