As the concern for privacy increases, governments around the world are working on legislation. Many have formed cross-border task forces to deal with privacy issues. The outcome of international privacy efforts is expected to take several years to develop, and even longer to be globally implemented. National laws regarding privacy are expected to continue to evolve worldwide. Historically, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been the leading international organization addressing privacy issues, especially issues related to cross-border flow of data and the development of national laws governing privacy. The European Union (EU) has recently stepped into that role. The EU’s privacy legislation, called.
