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In an era where data is as valuable as currency, the importance of safeguarding personal information cannot be overstated. With the introduction of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ...

Bangladesh has approved the draft Personal Data Protection Ordinance (PDPO) 2025 which now says people are owners of their data, not the government. It also regulates how personal data is collected ...

In digital age, personal data fuels the online ecosystem while also raising privacy concerns. To address this issue, Bangladesh aims to strengthen its data privacy framework by adopting the draft ...

All data related to an identified or (directly or indirectly) identifiable person are personal data. In other words, they are much more than just a name, personal identity code or contact information.

The first country to seriously address the issue of protecting digital personal data was the United States of America. In a report titled Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens issued in 1973, ...

The Global CBPR framework offers a cross-border data transfer mechanism that organizations can use to demonstrate compliance. When Justice B.N. Srikrishna first introduced the concept of data ...

The Personal Data Protection Law marks a significant milestone in enforcing data rights and applying strict sanctions. However, many businesses are still not fully aware of the importance of personal ...

The Data Protection Bill, 2025 (the ‘Bill’) represents a transformative step in Ghana’s data governance landscape. Replacing the 2012 Act, it introduces stricter privacy protections, broader ...