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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
29 OCT 2014 Bupa Florida United States — US$128,704 source
9 SEP 2014 Zulutrade, Inc. United States — US$200,000 source
3 SEP 2014 Citigroup Inc. United States — US$217,841 source
27 AUG 2014 Branch Banking & Trust Co. United States — US$19,125 source
25 JUL 2014 Epsilon Electronics Inc. United States — — source
24 JUL 2014 Bank of America, N.A. United States — US$16,562,700 source
23 JUL 2014 Procesadora Campofresco, Inc. United States — US$27,000 source
17 JUL 2014 Tofasco of America, Inc. United States — US$21,375 source
30 JUN 2014 BNP Paribas SA United States — US$963,619,900 source
27 JUN 2014 Red Bull North America, Inc. United States — US$89,775 source
25 JUN 2014 Network Hardware Resale LLC United States — US$64,758 source
5 JUN 2014 Fokker Services B.V. United States — US$50,922,208 source
8 MAY 2014 American International Group, Inc. United States — US$279,038 source
6 MAY 2014 An Individual United States — US$29,340 source
6 MAY 2014 Decolar.com, Inc. United States — US$2,809,800 source
18 APR 2014 CWT B.V. United States — US$5,990,490 source
2 APR 2014 Sea Tel Inc. United States — US$85,113 source
31 MAR 2014 GAC Bunker Fuels (USA) LLC United States — US$157,500 source
6 MAR 2014 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. United States — US$504,225 source
27 JAN 2014 Joint-Stock Commercial Bank "Bank of Moscow" United States — US$9,492,525 source
23 JAN 2014 Clearstream Banking, S.A. United States — US$151,902,000 source
17 DEC 2013 HSBC Bank USA, N.A. United States — US$32,400 source
11 DEC 2013 Royal Bank of Scotland plc United States — US$33,122,307 source
3 DEC 2013 Compass Bank United States — US$19,125 source
26 NOV 2013 Weatherford International Ltd. United States — US$91,026,450 source