The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It ...

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 ...

The 21st century has ushered in an era of unprecedented digitalization, transforming how personal and professional information is created, shared, and stored. Data protection refers to the practices, ...

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 ...

In late 2022, UNHCR adopted the General Policy on Personal Data and Privacy (GDPP) issued by the High Commissioner Filippo Grandi. The new policy establishes an ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an 80-page guidance document for companies and other organisations about using artificial intelligence (AI) in line with data protection ...

On 9 July 2021, the Data Protection Act, 2021 (the DPA) came into force in the British Virgin Islands (the BVI).The DPA applies to all BVI companies, limited partnerships and other entities that ...

Data protection regulators are going to play a central role in how AI technologies are used and governed over the coming years, given the risks associated with the misuse of personal data. As such, it ...

The Data Protection Bill, 2025 (the ‘Bill’) represents a transformative step in Ghana’s data governance landscape. Replacing the 2012 Act, it introduces stricter privacy protections, broader ...