SEP 15, 2022 | VIETNAM
Vietnam Data Storage Law Rankles Big Tech and CPTPP Trade Bloc
Nikkei Asia, September 15, 2022
By Lien Hoang
BSA's Jared Ragland discusses the impacts of the passage of Vietnam's recent data localization regulation.
"Data localization does not improve the security or availability of data to customers or law enforcement," Jared Ragland, BSA | The Software Alliance Asia-Pacific policy senior director, told Nikkei. When asked about foreign investment, he said: "The risk is that companies will shift to other regional markets with more welcoming policies."
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