Privacy What Developers and IT Professionals Should Know

Major Privacy Legislation

This section looks at the major pieces of international privacy legislation that have had an impact on how companies do business, manage their enterprises, and develop software solutions. Whether you are handling personal data from employees, customers, or partners, or writing code or building systems that handle personal data, be sure to review the legislation described here. Although your company may reside in one locale, you may be doing business across country boundaries or transferring personal data with organizations that exist in other countries. In these cases, you should be familiar with the privacy legislation for the locales that may be affected by your data transfers or usage.

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