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References
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- Act on the Protection of Personal Information, official English translationCited on: Japan
- AI Act, Article 5: Prohibited AI practicesCited on: EU AI Act
- AI Act, Article 50: Transparency obligationsCited on: EU AI Act
- AI Act, Article 99(3): PenaltiesCited on: EU AI Act
- AI Act, Article 99(4): PenaltiesCited on: EU AI Act
- AI Act, Article 113: Entry into force and applicationCited on: EU AI Act
- ANPD, Resolution No. 32 of 26 January 2026Cited on: Brazil
- APPI, Article 26: Report of leaksCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 28: Third parties in foreign countriesCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 33: DisclosureCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 34: CorrectionCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 35: Ceasing use or deletingCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 171: Scope of applicationCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 178: Penal provisionsCited on: Japan
- APPI, Article 184: Corporate finesCited on: Japan
- Attorney-General's Department: PrivacyCited on: Australia
- California Assembly Bill 566 (2025)Cited on: United States
- California Attorney General: California Consumer Privacy ActCited on: United States
- California Civil Code, section 1798.135: opt-out methodsCited on: United States
- California Civil Code, section 1798.155: administrative enforcementCited on: United States
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 312: the COPPA RuleCited on: United States
- Convention 108+, Article 1: Object and purposeCited on: Convention 108+
- Convention 108+, Article 9: Rights of the data subjectCited on: Convention 108+
- Convention on Cybercrime, Article 15: Conditions and safeguardsCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Convention on Cybercrime, Article 16: Expedited preservationCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Convention on Cybercrime, Article 18: Production orderCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Council of Europe, Consultative Committee, October 2025: work programme 2026 to 2029Cited on: Convention 108+
- Council of Europe, July 2026: Joining the Convention on Cybercrime, benefitsCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Council of Europe: news on ratifications of the Second Additional ProtocolCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Council of the EU, document 14756/26: mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament, 22 October 2026Cited on: European Union and EEA
- Council of the EU, press release, 21 October 2026: Council agrees position to simplify data protection, privacy and cyber reporting rulesCited on: European Union and EEA
- Data Protection Act 2018, section 157: Maximum amount of penaltyCited on: United Kingdom
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, section 1: CommencementCited on: India
- Directive 2002/58/EC (consolidated), Article 5(3)Cited on: EU cookie rules (ePrivacy)
- DPDP Act 2023, Schedule: PenaltiesCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 2(f): ChildCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 3: ApplicationCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 6: ConsentCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 8(6): Personal data breachCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 9: Children's dataCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 11: Right to accessCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 12: Right to correction and erasureCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 13: Grievance redressalCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 14: Right to nominateCited on: India
- DPDP Act 2023, section 16: Processing outside IndiaCited on: India
- European Commission, Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/179 on Brazil, which describes the LGPD article by articleCited on: Brazil
- European Commission: Data protection adequacy for non-EU countriesCited on: European Union and EEA
- European Data Protection Board: Our membersCited on: European Union and EEA
- European Parliament Legislative Observatory: procedure 2025/0360(COD))Cited on: European Union and EEA
- FADP, Article 3: Territorial scopeCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 6: PrinciplesCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 14: RepresentativeCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 16: Principles for cross-border disclosureCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 19: Duty to provide informationCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 21: Automated individual decisionsCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 24: Notifications of data security breachesCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 25: Right to informationCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 28: Right to data portabilityCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 32: Legal rightsCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 49: Investigation by the FDPICCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 60: Violation of the duty to provide informationCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 61: Violation of duties of careCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 63: Disregard of decisionsCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 64: Corporate criminal liabilityCited on: Switzerland
- FADP, Article 74: Referendum and commencementCited on: Switzerland
- Federal Trade Commission: Complying with COPPA, frequently asked questionsCited on: United States
- Garrigues (law firm), report on the Senate's approval (secondary source, in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- GDPR, Article 2(2)(c): Material scopeCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 3: Territorial scopeCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 4(1): DefinitionsCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 4(11): DefinitionsCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 5: Principles relating to processing of personal dataCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 6(1): Lawfulness of processingCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 7(3): Conditions for consentCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 8(1): Conditions applicable to child's consentCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 9: Processing of special categories of personal dataCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 12(3) and (5): Transparent information and modalitiesCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 15: Right of accessCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 16: Right to rectificationCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 17: Right to erasureCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 18: Right to restriction of processingCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 20: Right to data portabilityCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 21: Right to objectCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 22: Automated individual decision-makingCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 25: Data protection by design and by defaultCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 27: Representatives of controllers or processorsCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 28: ProcessorCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 30(5): Records of processing activitiesCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 32: Security of processingCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 33(1): Notification to the supervisory authorityCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 34(1): Communication to the data subjectCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 35(1): Data protection impact assessmentCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 37(1): Designation of the data protection officerCited on: European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 44: General principle for transfersCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- GDPR, Article 45: Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decisionCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 46: Transfers subject to appropriate safeguardsCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 49: Derogations for specific situationsCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 77: Right to lodge a complaintCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 79: Right to an effective judicial remedyCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 80: Representation of data subjectsCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 82: Right to compensation and liabilityCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 83(4) and (5): Administrative finesCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Article 99: Entry into force and applicationCited on: European Union and EEA
- GDPR, Articles 13 and 14: Information to be providedCited on: European Union and EEA, European Union, for developers
- House of Councillors: the amendment bill (in Japanese)Cited on: Japan
- Information Commissioner's Office: statement on the commencement of the 2025 ActCited on: United Kingdom
- Korea.kr, government policy news on the 10% penalty (in Korean)Cited on: South Korea
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 1 bis: Territorial scope (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 2(u): Portability (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 5: Right of access (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 6: Right of rectification (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 7: Right of erasure (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 8 bis: Automated individual decisions (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 8 ter: Right to block processing (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 8: Right to object (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 11: Procedure before the controller (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 14 sexies: Reporting security breaches (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 16 quáter: Children's and adolescents' data (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 27: International transfers (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 30: Data Protection Agency (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 19.628 as replaced, Article 35: Sanctions (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- Law 21.719, Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish)Cited on: Chile
- MultiState, 28 October 2026: Twenty-four states now have comprehensive consumer privacy laws (secondary source)Cited on: United States
- National People's Congress: China approves amendment to cybersecurity lawCited on: China
- OAIC, 29 November 2024: Passing of bill a significant step for Australia's privacy lawCited on: Australia
- OAIC: About the Notifiable Data Breaches schemeCited on: Australia
- OAIC: Access your personal informationCited on: Australia
- OAIC: Australian Privacy Principles quick referenceCited on: Australia
- OAIC: Children's Online Privacy CodeCited on: Australia
- Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo: Bill C-36Cited on: Canada
- PECR 2003, regulation 6: Storing information in terminal equipmentCited on: United Kingdom
- Personal Information Protection Act, English reference translation, Korea Legislation Research InstituteCited on: South Korea
- Personal Information Protection Commission: the amendment, July 2026 (in Japanese)Cited on: Japan
- PIPA, Article 15: Collection and useCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 28-8: Cross-border transferCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 34: Notification of divulgenceCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 35: AccessCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 36: Rectification or erasureCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 37-2: Automated decisionsCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 37: Suspension of processingCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 39: Liability for damagesCited on: South Korea
- PIPA, Article 64-2: Penalty surchargesCited on: South Korea
- PIPEDA, Schedule 1, clause 4.3: ConsentCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, Schedule 1, clause 4.9: Individual accessCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 4: ApplicationCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 8: Time limitCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 10.1: Report to the CommissionerCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 11: Filing of complaintsCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 14: Hearing by CourtCited on: Canada
- PIPEDA, section 28: Offence and punishmentCited on: Canada
- PIPL, Article 3 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 13 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 15 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 31 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 38 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 39 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 44 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 45 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 46 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 47 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 57 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 66 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- PIPL, Article 74 (in Chinese)Cited on: China
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India: DPDP Rules, 2025 notifiedCited on: India
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), full textCited on: European Union and EEA
- Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, which amends the AI Act's datesCited on: EU AI Act
- Second Additional Protocol, Article 7: Disclosure of subscriber informationCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Second Additional Protocol, Article 14: Protection of personal dataCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- Second Additional Protocol, Article 16: Signature and entry into forceCited on: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- TDDDG, section 25: Protection of privacy in terminal equipment (in German)Cited on: EU cookie rules (ePrivacy)
- UK GDPR, Article 3: Territorial scopeCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 8: Child's consentCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 15: Right of accessCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 17: Right to erasureCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 18: Right to restriction of processingCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 20: Right to data portabilityCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 21: Right to objectCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 22C: Safeguards for automated decision-makingCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 33: Notification of a breachCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 44A: General principles for transfersCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 77: Right to lodge a complaintCited on: United Kingdom
- UK GDPR, Article 82: Right to compensationCited on: United Kingdom
- UK Government: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, plans for commencementCited on: United Kingdom