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International: Annual DPA activity reports
In today's data-driven world, the protection of personal data has become a critical issue for individuals, businesses, and governments alike. As a result, numerous countries have introduced comprehensive privacy laws which establish data protection authorities ('DPAs') tasked with regulating and enforcing the law's provisions.
Since the entry into effect of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') in 2018, DPAs in EU Member States have been required to publicly report their activities on an annual basis, and many other DPAs globally also do the same in a bid to remain both transparent and accountable.
The annual reports provide insight into topical privacy issues, including the types of privacy violations that have occurred and the enforcement actions being taken to address them. As such, the reports can be used by organisations to gain a better understanding of the specific risks they face and take steps to mitigate them.
Below you can find links to the annual reports available, where possible, for the countries listed.
Country | Annual activity reports |
Albania | You can access all annual reports here. |
Andorra | You can access all annual reports here. |
Argentina | You can access all annual reports here. |
Australia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Austria | You can access all annual reports here. |
Belgium | You can access all annual reports here. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | You can access all annual reports here. |
Brazil | You can access all annual reports here. |
Bulgaria | You can access all annual reports here. |
Canada Federal | You can access all annual reports here. |
Cayman Islands | You can access all annual reports here. |
China | The Cyberspace Administration of China has not yet published an annual report. |
Colombia | A repository of all annual reports is not currently available. However, you can access individual reports via the Colombian data protection authority website here. |
Croatia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Cyprus | You can access all annual reports here. |
Czech Republic | You can access all annual reports here. |
Denmark | You can access all annual reports here. |
Estonia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Faroe Islands | The Faroe Islands Data Protection Authority has not yet published an annual report. |
Finland | You can access all annual reports here. |
France | You can access all annual reports here. |
FTC | You can access all annual reports here. |
Georgia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Germany Federal | You can access all annual reports here. |
Gibraltar | You can access all annual reports here. |
Greece | You can access all annual reports here. |
Greenland | You can access all annual reports here. |
Guernsey | You can access all annual reports here. |
Hong Kong | You can access all annual reports here. |
Hungary | You can access all annual reports here. |
Iceland | You can access all annual reports here. |
Ireland | You can access all annual reports here. |
Isle of Man | You can access all annual reports here. |
Israel | You can access all annual reports here. |
Italy | You can access all annual reports here. |
Japan | You can access all annual reports here. |
Jersey | You can access all annual reports here. |
Kenya | The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has not yet published an annual report. |
Kosovo | The Information and privacy Agency has not yet published an annual report. |
Latvia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Liechtenstein | You can access all annual reports here. |
Lithuania | You can access all annual reports here. |
Luxembourg | You can access all annual reports here. |
Macau | You can access all annual reports here. |
Malaysia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Malta | You can access all annual reports here. |
Mauritius | You can access all annual reports here. |
Mexico | You can access all annual reports here. |
Moldova | You can access all annual reports here. |
Monaco | You can access all annual reports here. |
Montenegro | You can access all annual reports here. |
Netherlands | You can access all annual reports here. |
New Zealand | You can access all annual reports here. |
Nigeria | You can access all annual reports here. |
Norway | You can access all annual reports here. |
OCR | You can access all annual reports here. |
Peru | You can access all annual reports here. |
Poland | You can access all annual reports here. |
Portugal | You can access all annual reports here. |
Republic of North Macedonia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Romania | You can access all annual reports here. |
Russian Federation | You can access all annual reports here. |
San Marino | You can access all annual reports here. |
Serbia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Singapore | You can access all annual reports here. |
Slovakia | You can access all annual reports here. |
Slovenia | You can access all annual reports here. |
South Korea | You can access all annual reports here. |
Spain | You can access all annual reports here. |
Sweden | You can access all annual reports here. |
Switzerland | You can access all annual reports here. |
Taiwan | The National Development Council does not currently publish annual reports. |
Turkey | You can access all annual reports here. |
UK | You can access all annual reports here. |
Ukraine | You can access all annual reports here. |
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