Americans Benefit from WTO Rules Governing the Free Flow of Data

The free flow of data is not just integral to trade policy — it is also essential to the open internet and America’s support for democracy around the world.

February 26, 2024

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In this article for Tech Policy Press, Susan Ariel Aaronson responds to an earlier piece about the 2023 change in the US position on digital trade.

“I believe that Americans will benefit if the rules are less fragmented, more up-to-date, and clear about how various types of data can be regulated. Americans need to be in the room where negotiations about data happen. At the same time, we must continue to pressure Congress to regulate the data giants, to make their datasets more accurate, complete, and representative, and to set rules governing personal data.”

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