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Countries in Africa and the Near East have been enacting data privacy laws at a dizzying pace over the past several years, far exceeding the pace in other regions of the world such as Asia and the Americas. In the past decade, 24 laws were enacted in this region; 14 of these were just in the past five years. In comparison, 13 new laws in Asia and 21 in the Americas were enacted in this same 10-year period. All indications are that the region’s privacy rules will continue to grow at a rapid pace into 2021 and beyond. Enforcement is also likely to increase in the region as more countries establish their data protection authorities and these privacy regimes begin to mature.

Out of Africa (and the Near East): Privacy Rules Come at Rapid Pace

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