Domestic Politics of Data Privacy Laws in Latin America: A Descriptive Analysis
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The unharmonized protection of personal data presents risks to individuals’ privacy and poses economic costs to firms and nations by hampering the flow of data. If the regulation of data collection is a globalized issue that preserves individuals’ privacy while permitting economic innovation, why do some countries have data privacy laws while others do not? Why do we observe variations in these laws? In this thesis, I focused on the spread of data privacy laws in Latin America, where countries show variations in their level of economic development and regimes. The first part of my analysis describes the state of data privacy laws in Latin America, showing how countries rank across several categories. In the second part of my thesis, I study Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil and describe the domestic factors and stakeholders that were involved in the adoption of these laws. Through this research, I hope to provide a more nuanced understanding of how domestic factors shape data privacy laws in Latin America.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 1, 2021 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Hernandez Cantu, Barbara |
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| Primary advisor | Weinstein, Jeremy |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Program in International Relations |
Subjects
| Subject | Data privacy laws |
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| Subject | Latin America |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Hernandez Cantu, Barbara. (2021). Domestic Politics of Data Privacy Laws in Latin America: A Descriptive Analysis. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/sw601pp1846
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