New technologies generate ever-increasing volumes of personal data that deliver significant societal benefits. At the same time, the ubiquity of personal data, when combined with powerful analytic capabilities, poses serious risks to individual rights and national security. Governments around the world are responding by reshaping legal and policy frameworks in fragmented and often conflicting ways, as they seek both to harness emerging technologies and guard against their misuse. The private sector is caught in the middle, racing to innovate while navigating an increasingly complex and unsettled global regulatory environment. In this context, trust is essential. Individuals must be able to trust that companies and governments will use their data responsibly, and countries must be able to trust one another to balance technological innovation with meaningful protections against harm. TLS promotes shared principles and collaborative solutions to strengthen global trust and advance responsible data governance. We equip policymakers, companies, and civil society with the research, analysis, and convening needed to support rights-respecting data flows among rule-of-law democracies.