APEC Privacy Framework

Citation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG), APEC Privacy Framework (2005) (full-text).

Overview
The "APEC Privacy Framework" promotes a flexible approach to information privacy protection across APEC member economies, while avoiding the creation of unnecessary barriers to information flows. The framework:


 * Improves information sharing among government agencies and regulators;
 * Facilitates the safe transfer of information between economies;
 * Establishes a common set of privacy principles;
 * Encourages the use of electronic data as a means to enhance and expand business; and
 * Provides technical assistance to those economies that have yet to address privacy from a regulatory or policy perspective.