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📡 Telecom & Tech — regulation across countries

RegulatorCountryOfficial site
ASCS Australian Cyber Security Centre Australia source
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia source
OAIC Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Australia source
ANPD Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados Brazil source
OPC Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canada source
CAC Cyberspace Administration of China China source
CNIL Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés France source
BfDI Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Germany source
PCPD Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong source
CCI Competition Commission of India India source
DPBI Data Protection Board of India India source
CERT-In Indian Computer Emergency Response Team India source
DPC Data Protection Commission Ireland source
PPC Personal Information Protection Commission Japan source
CNPD Commission nationale pour la protection des données Luxembourg source
MACC Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Malaysia —
PDPC-MY Personal Data Protection Commissioner Malaysia source
RMCD Royal Malaysian Customs Department Malaysia source
DPO Data Protection Office Mauritius source
AP Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens Netherlands source
NDPC Nigeria Data Protection Commission Nigeria source
SDAIA Saudi Data and AI Authority Saudi Arabia source
CSA Cyber Security Agency of Singapore Singapore source
PDPC Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore source
IR Information Regulator South Africa source
OFSI Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation United Kingdom source
OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control United States source
Law or regulationTypeCountryYearSource
Privacy Act 1988 Act Australia 1988 source
Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), Law No. 13,709/2018 Act Brazil 2018 source
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Act Canada 2000 source
Cybersecurity Law Act China 2025 source
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) Act China 2021 source
Data Security Law Act China 2021 source
Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 Act Egypt 2020 source
GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) Regulation Germany 2016 source
Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) Act Hong Kong 1995 source
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 Act India 2023 source
CERT-In Directions on Cyber Incident Reporting, April 2022 Direction India 2022 source
Competition Act, 2002 Act India 2003 source
Information Technology Act, 2000 Act India 2000 source
Data Protection Act 2018 Act Ireland 2018 source
Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) Act Japan 2003 source
Personal Data Protection Act 2010 Act Malaysia 2010 source
Data Protection Act 2017 Act Mauritius 2017 source
General Data Protection Regulation Implementation Act Regulation Netherlands 2018 source
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 Act Nigeria 2023 source
Law No. 13 of 2016 on Personal Data Privacy Protection Act Qatar 2016 source
Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) Act Saudi Arabia 2021 source
Cybersecurity Act 2018 Act Singapore 2018 source
Personal Data Protection Act 2012 Act Singapore 2012 source
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) Act South Africa 2013 source
ObligationCountryNatureVerifiedSourceDetail
Personal data breach notification France Event-based 1 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Germany 72 hours 22 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Germany Ongoing 22 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Hong Kong Event-based 23 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Hong Kong Ongoing 23 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Ireland 72-hour 24 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Ireland Ongoing 24 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Japan Event-based 25 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Japan Ongoing 25 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Luxembourg Event-based 29 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Luxembourg Ongoing 29 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Mauritius Event-based 30 Sep 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Mauritius Ongoing 30 Sep 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Netherlands Event-based 6 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Netherlands Ongoing 6 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Nigeria Event-based 8 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Nigeria Ongoing 8 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Qatar 72 hours 12 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Qatar Ongoing 12 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Saudi Arabia Event-based 14 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Saudi Arabia Ongoing 14 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification Singapore Event-based 15 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights Singapore Ongoing 15 Oct 2026 source View →
Personal data breach notification South Africa Event-based 16 Oct 2026 source View →
Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights South Africa Ongoing 16 Oct 2026 source View →
DateEntityCountryActionPenaltySource
19 APR 2024 SCG Plastics Co., Ltd. United States Settlement US$20,000,000 source
14 MAR 2024 EFG International AG United States Settlement US$3,740,442 source
21 DEC 2023 Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange United States Settlement US$466,200 source
13 DEC 2023 CoinList Markets LLC United States Settlement US$1,207,830 source
8 DEC 2023 Nasdaq, Inc. United States Settlement US$4,040,923 source
21 NOV 2023 Binance United States Settlement US$968,618,825 source
6 NOV 2023 DaVinci Payments United States Settlement US$206,213 source
21 SEP 2023 3M Company United States Settlement US$9,618,477 source
21 SEP 2023 Emigrant Bank United States Settlement US$31,867.9 source
31 AUG 2023 Wise Payments Limited United Kingdom Formal Reprimand — source
16 AUG 2023 Construction Specialties Inc. United States Settlement US$660,954 source
20 JUN 2023 Swedbank AS (Latvia) United States Settlement US$3,430,900 source
17 MAY 2023 Murad, LLC, and an Individual United States Settlement US$3,509,286 source
1 MAY 2023 Poloniex, LLC United States Settlement US$7,591,630 source
25 APR 2023 British American Tobacco p.l.c. United States Settlement US$508,612,492 source
6 APR 2023 Microsoft Corporation United States Settlement US$2,980,265.86 source
31 MAR 2023 Uphold HQ Inc. United States Settlement US$72,230.32 source
30 MAR 2023 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. United States Settlement US$30,000,000 source
1 MAR 2023 Godfrey Phillips India Limited United States Settlement US$332,500 source
30 DEC 2022 Danfoss A/S United States Settlement US$4,379,810 source
28 NOV 2022 Payward, Inc. ("Kraken") United States Settlement US$362,158.7 source
18 OCT 2022 Nodus International Bank, Inc. United States Formal Reprimand — source
11 OCT 2022 Bittrex, Inc. United States Settlement US$24,280,829.2 source
30 SEP 2022 Tango Card, Inc. United States Settlement US$116,048.6 source
27 SEP 2022 Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Competition Limited United Kingdom Monetary Penalty £30,000 source