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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
9 DEC 2019 Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Company United States Settlement US$170,535 source
25 NOV 2019 Apple, Inc United States Settlement US$466,912 source
7 NOV 2019 Apollo Aviation Group, LLC United States Settlement US$210,600 source
1 OCT 2019 The General Electric Company United States Settlement US$2,718,581 source
17 SEP 2019 British Arab Commercial Bank plc United States Settlement US$4,000,000 source
9 SEP 2019 Telia Carrier UK Limited United Kingdom Monetary Penalty £146,341 source
16 AUG 2019 Atradius Trade Credit Insurance, Inc. United States Settlement US$345,315 source
6 AUG 2019 PACCAR Inc. United States Settlement US$1,709,325 source
13 JUN 2019 Hotel Beds United States Settlement US$222,705 source
13 JUN 2019 Expedia United States Settlement US$325,406 source
13 JUN 2019 Cubasphere United States Settlement US$40,320 source
7 JUN 2019 Western Union United States Settlement US$401,697 source
2 MAY 2019 MID-SHIP Group United States Settlement US$871,837 source
25 APR 2019 Haverly Systems United States Settlement US$75,375 source
15 APR 2019 UniCredit Bank United States Settlement US$611,023,421 source
11 APR 2019 Acteon Group United States Settlement US$441,366 source
9 APR 2019 Standard Chartered Bank United States Settlement US$657,040,033 source
27 MAR 2019 Stanley Black and Decker United States Settlement US$1,869,144 source
8 MAR 2019 Travelex UK Limited United Kingdom Monetary Penalty £10,000 source
21 FEB 2019 ZAG IP United States Settlement US$506,250 source
14 FEB 2019 AppliChem United States Monetary Penalty US$5,512,564 source
7 FEB 2019 KollMorgen United States Settlement US$13,381 source
31 JAN 2019 e.l.f. Cosmetics United States Settlement US$996,080 source
21 JAN 2019 Raphael & Sons Limited United Kingdom Monetary Penalty £5,000 source
20 DEC 2018 Zoltek Companies, Inc. United States Settlement US$7,772,102 source