Topical Organizational and Legal Issues of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data

Abstract

In this paper we study the problem of cross-border transfer of personal data, including the analysis of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, concerning supervisory authorities and transborder data flows CETS No. 181, additional Protocol to the Convention, Russian Federation legislation on personal data protection and cross-border transfer of personal data, as well as the role of the Commissioner authority to protect the rights of subjects of personal data, identify problems arising from cross-border transmission of personal data.