Legislation

Jurisdiction: India Status: Received presidential assent on 11th August 2023. History and What It’s About The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament) as Bill No. 113 of 2023. The Bill aims to regulate the processing of digital personal data while balancing the right to privacy of individuals with the necessity of processing personal data for … Read more

Jurisdiction: European Union / Economic Area Status: Adopted. European countries have until 17 October 2024 to impose through national law. History and what it’s about The NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) was adopted on December 14, 2022, as a revision to the original NIS Directive (Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems) that was … Read more

Jurisdiction: European Union / Economic Area Status: Adopted. European countries have until 28 June 2025 to impose through national law. History and what it’s about The European Accessibility Act (EAA) was adopted on April 17, 2019, and is intended to enhance the accessibility of products and services for persons with disabilities across the European Union … Read more

Jurisdiction: European Union / Economic Area Status: Adopted and Enforceable History and what it’s about The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted on April 27, 2016. It became enforceable on May 25, 2018. The GDPR’s purpose is to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in the European Union (EU), and specifically their personal data … Read more