Industry Commentary
The Quiet Convergence of Global Privacy Law
In short: Regimes drafted a decade and a continent apart are converging on the same primitives. Building to the strictest common denominator is now the pragmatic default.
Regimes drafted a decade and a continent apart are converging on the same primitives. Building to the strictest common denominator is now the pragmatic default.
The same primitives, again and again
Lawful basis, purpose limitation, data subject rights, breach notification, and transfer control. The labels differ; the shape does not.
- A lawful basis for processing
- Rights of access, correction, and deletion
- A duty to notify serious breaches
Regimes drafted worlds apart are converging on the same primitives.
The pragmatic move is to decide the standard once, document the reasoning, and revisit only when a primary source actually moves. That keeps the work defensible and stops the team re-litigating settled questions every quarter.