Description

President signed in Data Protection Act including age verification requirement

On 8 November 2019, the President endorsed the text for the Data Protection Act, 2019. The Act specifies that processing personal data relating to children requires consent from a parent or guardian and must be done in a manner that protects and adv…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2019-11-08
adopted

On 8 November 2019, the President endorsed the text for the Data Protection Act, 2019. The Act spec…

2019-11-25
in force

On 25 November 2019, Data Protection Act, 2019 entered into force. The Act specifies that processin…