Regard Their insanity — entire websites and online services tending to (and attempting profit from) the already boundless laws and verbiage about “privacy” and “cookies” and “consent”. Meanwhile, there is no genuine, guaranteed or meaningful “privacy” online nor in any digital medium or realm, despite insistence otherwise. Osano, a company profiting from cookie banner mandates etc, illustrates the cottage industry birthed by rampant over-regulation theater.
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Here’s a list of major global privacy and data protection laws , beyond the well-known GDPR , CCPA , CPRA , CNIL , and ePrivacy :
Global / Regional Laws Law Region Description OECD Privacy Guidelines International Foundational principles adopted by many countries. APEC Privacy Framework Asia-Pacific Voluntary framework to align member privacy rules.
United States (Beyond CCPA/CPRA) Law Jurisdiction Notes HIPAA Federal Protects medical/health information. FERPA Federal Governs student educational records. GLBA Federal Financial data privacy from institutions. VPPA Federal Video rental/purchase history (Netflix lawsuits). Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Federal Protects data of children under 13. State Laws Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, etc. Each has its own state-level privacy law similar to CCPA.
European Union & EEA Law Country Notes GDPR EU / EEA General Data Protection Regulation. ePrivacy Directive EU “Cookie law”, governs electronic communications. Schrems II EU Invalidated Privacy Shield; affects EU-US data transfers.
Canada Law Scope Notes PIPEDA Federal (private sector) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. FIPPA / MFIPPA Provincial Government records (e.g. Ontario). Bill C-27 (proposed) Federal Proposed replacement for PIPEDA (CPPA – Consumer Privacy Protection Act).
Australia Law Scope Notes Privacy Act 1988 National Covers personal information handling. Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) National Guidelines within the Privacy Act.
United Kingdom Law Scope Notes UK GDPR National UK version of GDPR post-Brexit. Data Protection Act 2018 National Supplements UK GDPR.
Asia Country Law Notes China PIPL (Personal Information Protection Law)Modeled loosely after GDPR; very strict. India DPDP Act 2023 (Digital Personal Data Protection Act)Recent comprehensive data law. Japan APPI (Act on Protection of Personal Information)Updated in 2020 to align with GDPR. South Korea PIPA (Personal Information Protection Act)One of the most stringent globally. Singapore PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act)National privacy law with corporate focus.
Other Notables Country Law Notes Brazil LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados)GDPR-inspired national data protection law. South Africa POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act)Strong privacy law, fully enforced since 2021. Nigeria NDPR (Nigeria Data Protection Regulation)African model law reference. Israel Privacy Protection Law Certified as providing adequate protection by the EU. Russia Federal Law on Personal Data Strong localization requirements.
Abstraction after foothold; endless feature-creep.
This insanity is boundless; it will never end and only grow like a cancer.
They have created a monster, its own pursuit for its own sake.
Embodiment of Slippery Slope
