ICC policy statement on cross-border law enforcement access to company data – current issues under data protection and privacy law
Publication date : 07/02/2012 | Document Number : 373/507
Companies processing data in multiple countries face increasing government pressure to comply with law enforcement and other regulatory requests for access to personal data that conflict with data protection and privacy laws in other countries in which they operate.
The growing number of such cases is caused in part by the explosive growth in phenomena such the use of multi-locational servers for cloud computing, which provide efficient, lower-cost services for individuals and businesses. Companies take their legal compliance responsibilities very seriously, including those under both law enforcement requirements and data protection and privacy laws. However, compliance with law enforcement requests should not require companies to violate the privacy and data protection laws of other countries, as well as their commitments to individuals, employees, and customers.