对跨境数据流动缺乏信任会造成不确定性，可能使个人、企业乃至政府却步于全球数字经济之外。若政府获取个人数据（包括跨越国界获取）缺乏明确的参数与规则，法律不确定性将长期存在，并很可能导致数据本地化措施泛滥，从而对全球数字经济造成不利影响。就政府可信地获取私营部门所持个人数据的共同原则达成共识，将有助于商业实体在不同司法管辖区之间传输数据，并带来积极的经济与社会影响。
Lack of trust in cross-border data flows leads to uncertainty that may discourage the participation of individuals, businesses, and even governments in the global digital economy. Without clear parameters and rules around government access to personal data, including access across international borders, legal uncertainty will persist, likely leading to the proliferation of data localisation measures, which negatively impact the global digital economy. Achieving consensus on common principles for trusted government access to personal data held by the private sector will support the transfer of data between jurisdictions by commercial entities and result in positive economic and social impacts.