Botswana's newly enacted Data Protection Act provides a robust framework for safeguarding personal data. This statement was originally published on misa.org on 17 January 2025. The Act replaces the ...

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) along with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) sets out how personal data and privacy should be managed. The legislation applies to any research ...

On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the first state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law in the new year, with Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signing the New Jersey ...

Africa is continuing to strengthen its data protection legal and regulatory framework. To date, thirty six out of fifty four African countries have data protection laws and/or regulations. Sixteen ...