Africa’s Data Protection Reforms: A Continental Perspective on the Drivers of Change in Legal Frameworks
1. Introduction Within an evolving digital landscape, several African jurisdictions have proposed a variety of reforms to existing and novel legal frameworks that regulate the processing of personal data, and the development and deployment of new technologies. Across the continent, there is a growing consensus among legislators on the need to create a regulatory environment […]
FPF Releases an Updated Issue Brief on Vietnam’s Law on Protection of Personal Data and the Law on Data
This Issue Brief has been updated to reflect the latest changes introduced by Decree 356/2025, the implementing decree to Vietnam’s Personal Data Protection Law, which was enacted on 31 December 2025. Vietnam is undergoing a sweeping transformation of its data protection and governance framework. Over the past two years, the country has accelerated its efforts to […]
Consent for Processing Personal Data in the Age of AI: Key Updates Across Asia-Pacific
This Issue Brief summarizes key developments in data protection laws across the Asia-Pacific region since 2022, when the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) published a series of reports examining 14 jurisdictions in the region. We found that while many offer alternative legal bases for data processing, consent remains […]