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Ecuador: Proposal for a Data Protecetion Superintendence

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Proposal for a Data Protecetion Superintendence

The Law on the Protection of Personal Data is introduced into the Ecuadorian National Assembly. If adopted, the law creates the Data Protection Superintendence as an autonomous data protection authority.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2019-09-19
under deliberation

The Law on the Protection of Personal Data is introduced into the Ecuadorian National Assembly. If …

2021-05-10
adopted

The Ecuadorian National Assembly adopted the Law on the Protection of Personal Data. The adopted la…

2021-05-10
adopted

On 10 May 2021, the “Law on the Protection of Personal Data” of Ecuador was adopted by the Congress…

2021-05-26
in force

On 26 May 2021, the “Law on the Protection of Personal Data” of Ecuador entered into force. The law…