https://www.scmp.com/rss/506733/feed Carolyn Bigg is a Partner at DLA Piper in Hong Kong. She focuses on data and technology, helping businesses manage data opportunities within compliant frameworks. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Global trade largely depends on the free flow of data across borders – that is one reason data is often called “the new oil”. It is the very lifeblood of the digital economy. Yet in the last few years the reality of international data flows has found itself out of step with the mercantilist direction of trade policy. At first glance, the ruling on July 16 from the EU’s highest Court in the highly-anticipated Schrems II case appeared only to have major consequences for data sharing between the EU... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3095025/why-global-data-flow-under-threat-and-why-asia-strong-position-benefit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3095025/why-global-data-flow-under-threat-and-why-asia-strong-position-benefit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:15:17 +0000