India notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules and the Act’s commencement schedule in November 2025. The result is not a single start date but a sequence extending into 2027. India enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act in August…
Singapore’s amended Cybersecurity Act expands oversight beyond traditional critical infrastructure and recognises that essential services may depend on virtual systems, cloud providers and data centres. Key provisions of Singapore’s Cybersecurity (Amendment) Act commenced on 31 October 2025. The original Act…
Egypt's long-awaited executive regulations have turned its 2020 privacy statute into an operational licensing, transfer and breach-response regime.
Brazil's ECA Digital requires digital services likely to be used by children to build safety, age assurance and parental controls into products.
Peru's Decree 115-2025-PCM classifies AI by risk and adds rules for transparency, human oversight, privacy and security.
The EU AI Act's phased application reached a significant milestone on 2 August 2026, with new transparency obligations enforced. While high-risk rules have extended deadlines, organisations must remain proactive in governance, ensuring AI literacy and accountability. Compliance should not hinder innovation, as effective inventory management aids both.
Panama's Law 478 updates cybercrime offences, digital evidence and international cooperation while recognising authorised security testing.
Ecuador's Resolution SPDP-SPD-2025-0024-R clarifies how general privacy duties and transfer-specific rules operate together.
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 did not sweep away the UK’s privacy framework. It changed how parts of that framework operate—and added complaint, research, digital-verification and smart-data provisions around it. The Act received Royal Assent on 19 June…
Malaysia’s 2024 privacy amendments introduced mandatory breach notification, Data Protection Officers for qualifying processing and direct security duties for processors through a three-stage commencement schedule. Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024, Act A1727, received Royal Assent on 9 October…
