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In addition to restrictions on cross-border data transfers, several governments impose data localisation requirements. In the digital economy, the obligation for companies to store the personal data they collect within a territory represents a market access barrier hindering international expansion. This thread lists the countries that introduced data localisation obligations.

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27 Jul 2016
25 Dec 2024
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