The regulatory landscape in China around data protection and flows continues to develop. Since the 2017 Cybersecurity Law, China has been refining the legal and regulatory framework for data ...

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 ...

On November 13, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT) notified the Digital Personal Data ...

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

The U.S. Congress should mandate that banks, retailers and payment card processors adopt new security standards to protect against widespread data breaches, some lawmakers said Wednesday. In the wake ...

Although necessary, the recent legislative requirements for data protection have become an additional burden for organisations. This is further complicated when sharing data internationally, as the ...

These shortcomings mean the bureau no longer meets federal standards for data protection, according to the Federal Reserve’s ...

The new data protection and governance ordinances promise stronger privacy safeguards, but their rigid provisions may deter global investors and place a heavy burden on SMEs ...

After years of development and extensive stakeholder engagement, California has finalized groundbreaking cybersecurity audit regulations under ...

Some states could follow the New York Shield Act’s lead and set clearer regulatory expectations for reasonable cybersecurity. Election security legislation likely not on the agenda. Following ...

OpenAI on Thursday launched data residency in Europe, allowing European organizations to meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the AI company’s products. Data residency refers to the ...