translate English to French: Privacy protection gave the original impetus to concern for the vast amounts of personal information crossing national boundaries for use - or potential abuse - and storage in foreign countries.
La protection de la vie privbe a donrk I’impulsion B des prkoccupations concernant les enormes quantites de renseignements personnels qui traversent les frontkres nationales pour 6tre utilisk, ou potentiellement abus&, et conserves dans des pays &rangers.