An Insider Look at the EU’s Binding Corporate Rules
Companies that move data throughout Europe, or beyond its borders, face a long and exacting list of privacy and security demands. Some companies are choosing to take advantage of Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), presenting their data compliance framework for approval by data protection authorities. BCRs, despite a lengthy approval process, ...
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