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Causes: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Mission: To provide privacy legislation and thought leadership
Programs: Global privacy alliance (formerly coalition for global information flows, inc. ("gpa") monitors privacy legislation, regulations, and compliance actions in targeted countries around the world, particularly as they affect the collection and use of employee data, commercial transactions, and cross border data flows. Gpa also undertakes specific thought leadership activities that include: analyzing legislative proposals; developing knowledge base; sharing information with relevant in-country officials about privacy approaches and alternatives and their economic impact; advising in building in-country coalitions outside the united states; participating in global and regional data protection meetings to discuss alternative privacy approaches and their impact on business; and phone conferences and meetings with relevant government officials to better understand their views when clarifying ambiguities in legislative proposals. Gpa has retained morrison & foerster llp to administer and assist in carrying out its activities in close consultation with the members.