Lokke Moerel in 'Automatiseringsgids' on binding corporate rules as a solution for transfer of privacy-sensitive data by multinationals 

In the absence of adequate national legislation in Europe, multinationals are increasingly implementing worldwide privacy codes, 'Binding Corporate Rules', to facilitate international transfer of personal data. Moerel advocates international recognition of this new form of self-regulation.

Moerel explains: "In this digital age, multinationals process more and more of their employees' and customers' personal data. In my dissertation I note that multinationals increasingly integrate these data into central IT systems which can be accessed from the company's different locations. These central systems are managed by outsourcing suppliers, who in turn process the data from offshore locations such as India. As a result, employee and customer data are transferred continuously all over the world".

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