Regulations
Data Privacy Barometer 2022
The interactive map & tracker shows the global activity around privacy and data protection laws.
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Policy Event
Cumulative amount of policy events
The map is pre-filled with 116 policy events that have happened before 2012
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Jan 2012
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Data Protection and Privacy Laws
Multiple privacy regulations apply in different countries. Since the introduction of the GDPR in 2018, privacy laws have continued to multiply and change.
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Each arrow represents a policy and its status
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EUROPE
AUT
SWE
POL
MCO
CHE
SVN
FRA
DEU
RUS
BIH
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AND
ITA
BGR
MNE
BLR
ALB
MDA
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LUX
LTU
LVA
IRL
GRC
FIN
EST
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ESP
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ROU
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GGY
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