Factors Influencing Data Protection on Global Trade
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Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia (Malaysia)
Faculty of Economy and Islamic Business UIN Walisongo (Indonesia)
Faculty of Economy and Islamic Business UIN Walisongo (Indonesia)
Article Information
DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS.2025.923MIC3ST250011
Subject Category: Cybersecurity
Volume/Issue: 9/23 | Page No: 137-146
Publication Timeline
Submitted: 2025-08-12
Accepted: 2025-08-20
Published: 2025-10-24
Abstract
Due to the growth of the internet and e-commerce, many organizations and customers have dealt with risks resulting from leakage, sharing of customers’ data, and enforcement of laws governing data protection. This paper is an attempt to examine impact of e commerce platform policies, user privacy preferences and institutional quality with respect to data protection in global trade. Though measures like GDPR and CCPA that have been put in to curb use of data have been put in to practice, their efficiency differs from one platform to another as well from one jurisdiction to the other. Lack of uniformity in the corporate data policies, consumer awareness, and inadequate enforcement of regulatory policies become a hurdle in the process of maintaining the data protection policy. Thus, this research is to assess the effects of the e- commerce platform policies, user privacy preferences, and institutional quality on data protection in global trade.
Keywords
Data Protection, E-commerce Policies, User Privacy, Institutional Quality
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