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GDPR Matchup Series
Published: 31 May 2017
This series looks at global laws and matches them up against the GDPR, with an aim of helping determine how much duplication of operational effort that may be avoided while moving toward GDPR compliance.
Series Overview
- APEC Privacy Framework and Cross-Border Privacy Rules
- Argentina’s draft Data Protection Act
- Australia's Privacy Act 1988
- Brazil's General Data Protection Law
- California Consumer Privacy Act 2018
- Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- China’s Cybersecurity Law
- Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
- Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information
- Mexico's Federal Data Protection Law Held by Private Parties and its Regulations
- New Zealand's Privacy Act 1993
- Philippines’ Data Privacy Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act
- South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act
- Turkey's Data Protection Law
- US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
- US financial privacy laws
- US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- US state data breach laws

This content is eligible for Continuing Professional Education credits. Please self-submit according to CPE policy guidelines.
RESOURCE ARTICLE
GDPR Matchup Series

Published: 31 May 2017
This series looks at global laws and matches them up against the GDPR, with an aim of helping determine how much duplication of operational effort that may be avoided while moving toward GDPR compliance.
Series Overview
- APEC Privacy Framework and Cross-Border Privacy Rules
- Argentina’s draft Data Protection Act
- Australia's Privacy Act 1988
- Brazil's General Data Protection Law
- California Consumer Privacy Act 2018
- Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- China’s Cybersecurity Law
- Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
- Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information
- Mexico's Federal Data Protection Law Held by Private Parties and its Regulations
- New Zealand's Privacy Act 1993
- Philippines’ Data Privacy Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act
- South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act
- Turkey's Data Protection Law
- US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
- US financial privacy laws
- US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- US state data breach laws

This content is eligible for Continuing Professional Education credits. Please self-submit according to CPE policy guidelines.
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