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<p>The UK government is seeking provisions in trade agreements that remove barriers
to the free flow of data, while not lowering the standard of protection afforded to
the personal data of UK individuals. The UK is, and will remain, committed to maintaining
high standards of protection for personal data, including when it is transferred across
borders. The UK recognises the importance of data protection to enable trading partners
to build trust through transparent treatment of personal data and to ensure that data
is able to flow in an uninterrupted manner.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently
cross-border data flows as well as privacy and personal information protection are
being discussed at the e-commerce negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The UK will not sign up to any agreement at the WTO which will put at risk the UK’s
high standards of data protection, or the personal data protection or privacy currently
afforded to UK individuals.</ins></p>
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