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Technology companies clash on cross-border flow of digital data under NAFTA

OTTAWA – Some Canadian information technology companies are pushing back at warnings that the personal information of Canadians is being compromised in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

They see nothing wrong with a proposal by the United States that would forbid the storage of sensitive data in computing facilities on Canadian soil.

They say data should be allowed to flow freely across borders, like other products, and that the privacy of Canadians would not be compromised.

Read more at Global News

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