The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU ...

On January 28th, the global community marks World Data Protection Day, a moment to reflect on the importance of safeguarding personal information in an increasingly digital world. In Ghana, this day ...

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As anticipated in our 2024 privacy round up, 2025 has proven to be a defining year for data privacy and the broader digital landscape. Significant developments in AI regulation and cybersecurity have ...

Argentina was the first country in Latin America to adopt data protection laws. In 2000, it enacted a comprehensive legislative framework that integrated protections for the right of privacy.[1] ...

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 ...

According to a May 2024 Gartner, Inc. study (subscription required), data breaches in application programming interfaces (APIs) are on the rise. As the volume of shared data across organizational ...

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 ...

Resettlement relies on the processing of personal data of refugees. This personal data is collected and processed for the purposes of assessing an individual’s eligibility and suitability for ...