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The book portrays data protection approaches, from the EU, to African and the U.S. The central theme of the book is the different approaches and philosophies in the protection, development and the reforms in privacy and data protection. The book looks beyond these frameworks. It looks into how history, legal culture, and juridical attitudes influence data protection in specific contexts as well as the involvement of regional and sub-regional organization in data protection, its regulation, and the harmonization processes. It includes a narrative on how the EU as a regional organ evolved with data protection, from a passive rule make to an active enforcer and a regulator of data protection within the EU and beyond. Also, is an overview of how the EU´s strength and dominance in data protection summons compliance to the EU standards of protection from the other jurisdictions across the world.

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The book was written with the conviction that data protection laws are not only frameworks for the protection of personal data but also regulates international relations and interactions between States. Data Protection regulation is no longer a mono-jurisdiction exercise but the balancing of global standards and regimes in protecting personal data.

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