Laws and regulations

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Protecting critical information infrastructure and personal dataCybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Data Protection Act 2018Information Technology Act 2000Cyber Security Law
Criminalizing malicious computer usage and unauthorized access to computer systemsComputer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)Network and Information Systems Directive (NISD)Computer Misuse Act 1990Information Technology Act 2000National Security Law
Prohibiting circumventing technological measures to protect copyrighted worksDigital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)Cybercrime Convention of the Council of EuropeAnti-Terrorism Law
Regulating the interception of electronic communicationsElectronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)E-Privacy Directive 2002/58/ECHuman Rights Act 1998 (HRA)Indian Evidence Act of 1872
Governing the use and disclosure of protected health informationHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Police and Justice Act 2006Indian Penal Code of 1860
Regulating the collection of personal information from childrenChildren’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA)
A framework for cooperation between countries in investigating and prosecuting cybercrimeRegulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
Outlining individuals’ legal rights and protections regarding their personal dataPersonal Data Protection Bill 2019Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data
Outlining individuals’ fundamental rights and freedomsState Council Regulation on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure Security