As we step into 2025, the global landscape of data protection and privacy law continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. With new legislation emerging in jurisdictions around the world, businesses face a growing need to stay informed and agile in adapting to these changes.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Data Protection Law establishes the rules for safeguarding individuals’ personal data and aims to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms, particularly the right to personal data protection.

Dec 30, 2021 · Angola regulates data privacy and protection issues under the Data Protection Law (Law no. 22/11, 17 June 2011), the Electronic Communications and Information Society Services Law (Law no. 23/11, 20 June 2011) and the Protection of Information Systems and Networks Law (Law no. 7/17, 16 February 2017).

Data protection laws in Switzerland. The processing of personal data is mainly regulated by the Federal Act on Data Protection of 25 September 2020 (FADP) and its ordinances, i.e., the Ordinance on Data Protection (ODP) and the Ordinance on Data Protection Certification.

Feb 6, 2025 · In the United States, consumer protection laws, which prohibit unfair and deceptive business practices, provide another avenue for enforcement against businesses for their privacy and security practices.

The Data Protection Law establishes the rules for safeguarding individuals’ personal data and aims to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms, particularly the right to personal data protection. Scope

Jan 16, 2025 · Germany does not have one central supervisory authority for data protection law but authorities in each of the sixteen German federal states (Länder) that are competent for the public and the private sector in the respective state. In addition, there are different supervisory authorities for private broadcasters as well as for public ...

Data protection laws in Japan. The Act on the Protection of Personal Information ("APPI") regulates privacy protection issues in Japan and the Personal Information Protection Commission ("PPC"), a central agency acts as a supervisory governmental organization …

Jan 20, 2025 · Data protection laws in Australia. Australia regulates data privacy and protection through a mix of Federal, State and Territory laws.

Jan 8, 2025 · The law categorizes electronic data roughly into three types: (i) general data, (ii) sensitive data (a literal translation would be “specific data”), and (iii) prohibited data. Depending on its nature, personal data may fall under one of these three categories.