The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...

Turns out the UK government, under current prime minister Rishi Sunak, is not replacing the GDPR, as Michelle Donelan, his secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, implied last ...

Here’s how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change how companies process, store and secure EU customer data. Last April, the European Parliament adopted the General Data Protection ...

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

The Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) said it welcomes the “positive” amendments made to the Data Protection Bill 2025 but warned that without clear safeguards or transparent oversight, it ...

Although necessary, the recent legislative requirements for data protection have become an additional burden for organisations. This is further complicated when sharing data internationally, as the ...

In an era of rapid technological advancement, standards form the backbone of secure, reliable, and fair practices across industries. Standards are essential for ensuring consistency, quality, and ...

OpenAI on Thursday launched data residency in Europe, allowing European organizations to meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the AI company’s products. Data residency refers to the ...

UNHCR’s General Policy on Personal Data Protection and Privacy (GDPP) brings the Agency’s longstanding human rights-based approach to data protection and privacy ...

Broad exemptions, delayed implementation, and weak oversight raise doubts about whether India’s Digital Personal Data ...

Under the new ordinances, every citizen has been recognised as the rightful owner of their personal data, making their explicit consent mandatory before collection, storage, transfer, or use of any da ...

Zimbabwe has been selected to host a regional institution for training data protection officers (DPOs) from across the ...