ization ▁laws ▁would ▁viol ate ▁European ▁Union ▁competition ▁law . ▁The ▁EU ' s ▁General ▁Data ▁Prote ction ▁Reg ulation ▁contains ▁extensive ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁data ▁flow ▁and ▁storage , ▁including ▁restrictions ▁on ▁export ing ▁personal ▁data ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁EU . ▁ ▁To ▁counter ▁the ▁protection ist ▁imp uls es ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁and ▁other ▁countries , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁regional ▁free ▁trade ▁agre ements ▁prohib it ▁data ▁local isation ▁requirements ▁and ▁restrictions ▁on ▁cross - border ▁flow . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁Trans - P ac ific ▁Part ners hip , ▁which ▁included ▁language ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁data ▁local ization ▁restrictions ▁among ▁participants , ▁which ▁was ▁carried ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Com pre h ensive ▁and ▁Progress ive ▁Ag re ement ▁for ▁Trans - P ac ific ▁Part ners hip . ▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁United ▁States - M ex ico - Can ada ▁Ag re ement . ▁ ▁Data ▁local ization ▁laws ▁and ▁scope ▁ ▁National ▁laws ▁ ▁National ▁security ▁Most ▁nations ▁restrict ▁foreign ▁transfer ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁they ▁consider ▁related ▁to ▁national ▁security , ▁such ▁as ▁military ▁technology . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Data ▁govern ance ▁ ▁Data ▁so vere ig nt y ▁ ▁Information ▁priv acy ▁( data ▁protection ) ▁ ▁Leg al ▁aspects ▁of ▁computing ▁ ▁Priv acy ▁ ▁Priv acy ▁law ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Information ▁priv acy ▁Category : P riv acy ▁legisl ation ▁Category : Data ▁laws ▁Category : Austral ian ▁law ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁law ▁Category : Ch inese ▁law ▁Category