Authorities

453 supervisory and enforcement authorities named in the dataset, with the instruments they oversee.

Authorities, by jurisdiction
JurisdictionAuthorityOversees
Abu DhabiDepartment of Health – Abu DhabiADHICS
Abu Dhabi Global MarketCommissioner of Data Protection, ADGM Office of Data ProtectionADGM DPR
African UnionAU CommissionAU Data Policy Framework
African UnionNational data protection authorities (to be set up by each party); AU CommissionMalabo Convention
AlabamaAlabama Attorney GeneralAlabama PDPA
AlabamaAlabama Attorney GeneralAL breach law
AlaskaAlaska Department of Law (Attorney General)AK breach law
AlbaniaCommissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection (IDP)Law 124/2024
AlbertaOffice of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC)Alberta PIPA, Alberta POPA, Alberta HIA
AlgeriaAutorité Nationale de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (ANPDP)Law 18-07
AndorraAgència Andorrana de Protecció de Dades (APDA)LQPD
AngolaAgência de Proteção de Dados (APD)Law 22/11
Antigua and BarbudaInformation CommissionerAntigua DPA
ArgentinaAgencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP)PDPL 25.326, No Llame, Law 27.699
ArizonaArizona Attorney GeneralAZ breach law
ArkansasArkansas Attorney GeneralAR breach law
ArmeniaPersonal Data Protection Agency (Ministry of Justice)PDP Law
ArubaPublic Prosecutor / Minister of JusticeAruba LPR
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) Data Privacy SubgroupAPEC Privacy Framework
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Participating economies' privacy enforcement authorities; APEC-recognised Accountability AgentsAPEC CBPR / PRP
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN)ASEAN DMF / MCCs
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) / ASEAN Digital Senior OfficialsASEAN PDP Framework
AustraliaACCC (regulator) and OAIC (privacy safeguards)CDR
AustraliaAustralian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)DNCR Act, Spam Act
AustraliaCourts (private right of action)Privacy Tort
AustraliaeSafety Commissioner (age obligation); OAIC (Part 4A privacy)Social Media Minimum Age Act
AustraliaOffice of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)Privacy Act, POLA Act 2024, NDB Scheme, Children's Online Privacy Code
Australian Capital TerritoryACT Privacy Commissioner (functions performed by OAIC); ACT Human Rights CommissionIP Act (ACT)
AustriaFernmeldebüros (telecom offices) for TKG breaches; Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) where personal data is processedTKG 2021
AustriaÖsterreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB)DSG
AzerbaijanMinistry of Digital Development and TransportLaw on Personal Data
BahamasOffice of the Data Protection CommissionerBahamas DPA 2003, Bahamas DPA 2025
BahrainPersonal Data Protection Authority (functions exercised by Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments)Bahrain PDPL
BangladeshData Protection Authority / National Data Governance (Management) AuthorityPDPA
BangladeshNational Cyber Security AgencyCSO 2025
Barbados, Saint LuciaData Protection CommissionerBarbados DPA, Saint Lucia DPA
BelarusNational Personal Data Protection Centre (NPDPC)Law 99-Z
BelgiumAPD-GBA (cookies/personal data); BIPT/IBPT (telecom); FPS Economy (e-marketing)LCE / WEC
BelgiumAutorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (APD-GBA)Belgian Data Protection Law 2018
BelizeData Protection Commissioner (Not yet established; Ministry of IT and Digital Transformation)Belize DPA
BeninAutorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (APDP)Code du numérique
BermudaOffice of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (PrivCom)PIPA
BoliviaNone designated (sector regulators)Art. 130 CPE
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPersonal Data Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AZLP)ZZLP 2025
BotswanaInformation and Data Protection Commission (IDPC)Botswana DPA 2024
BrazilAgência Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)LGPD, ANPD Res. 15/2024, ECA Digital, ANPD Res. 19/2024
BrazilCourts (STF)EC 115/2022
BrazilCourts; ANPD/consumer authorities for overlapping mattersMarco Civil
British ColumbiaOffice of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC BC)BC PIPA
British Virgin IslandsOffice of the Information Commissioner (not yet staffed)BVI DPA
BruneiResponsible Authority (expected: Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry, AITI)PDPO (Brunei)
BulgariaCommission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP)PDPA / ZZLD
BulgariaCommission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP); Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) for telecomECA
Burkina FasoCommission de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CIL)Law 001-2021
BurundiNot yet established (independent administrative authority provided for)Law 1/03
Cabo VerdeComissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (CNPD)Law 133/V/2001
CaliforniaCalifornia Attorney GeneralCalOPPA
CaliforniaCalifornia Attorney GeneralSOPIPA, SB 976, CAADCA
CaliforniaCalifornia Attorney General (Department of Justice)CA breach law
CaliforniaCalifornia Attorney General; private litigantsShine the Light
CaliforniaCalifornia courtsCal. Const. Art. I §1
CaliforniaCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy)CCPA ADMT/Risk/Audit Regulations
CaliforniaCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy)Delete Act / DROP
CaliforniaCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) and California Attorney GeneralCCPA/CPRA
CambodiaMinistry of Commerce; MPTCE-Commerce Law (Cambodia)
CambodiaMinistry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC)Draft PDP Law (Cambodia)
CameroonNot yet established (Personal Data Protection Authority provided for)Law 2024/017
CanadaCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); Competition Bureau; OPCCASL
CanadaCourtsCharter s.8
CanadaOffice of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)PIPEDA, Privacy Act, BSSR
CanadaProposed Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of CanadaBill C-36 (PPCDA)
CanadaWould have been OPC + Personal Information and Data Protection TribunalBill C-27
Cayman IslandsOffice of the OmbudsmanCayman DPA
Central African Republic, Guinea, Saint Kitts and NevisNot yet establishedLaw 24/001, L/2016/037/AN, SKN DPA
ChadAgence Nationale de Sécurité Informatique et de Certification Électronique (ANSICE)Law 007/PR/2015
ChileAgencia de Protección de Datos Personales (Not yet established)Law 21.719
ChileNone designated (courts; SERNAC for consumer aspects)Law 19.628
ChinaCAC with MIIT, MPS and NRTAAI Content Labelling Measures
ChinaCAC with NDRC, MOE, MOST, MIIT, MPS, NRTAGenAI Measures
ChinaCyberspace Administration of China (CAC)PI Compliance Audit Measures, NDSMR, PIPL, Cyber Incident Reporting Measures, Minors Online Protection Regulations, CSL Amendment 2025, CSL, Cross-Border Data Flow Provisions, China SCC Measures, Security Assessment Measures, DSL
ChinaCyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)PI Export Certification Measures
ChinaMinistry of Public Security and CAC (with other ministries)National Network ID Measures
ColombiaSIC; Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (for supervised entities)Law 1266
ColombiaSuperintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) - Delegatura para la Protección de Datos PersonalesDecree 1074/2015, Law 1581
ColoradoColorado Attorney GeneralCO breach law
ColoradoColorado Attorney GeneralColorado biometric amendment, Colorado AI law (SB 189), Colorado AI Act (SB 205)
ColoradoColorado Attorney General and District AttorneysCPA
Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth Secretariat (Rule of Law)Commonwealth Model Law
ComorosNot yet established (National Authority provided for)Law on the protection of personal data (2021)
ConnecticutConnecticut Attorney GeneralCTDPA, CT consumer health data
ConnecticutConnecticut Attorney GeneralCT breach law
Costa RicaAgencia de Protección de Datos de los Habitantes (PRODHAB)Law 8968
Côte d'IvoireAutorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI)Law 2013-450
Council of EuropeConference of the Parties (once in force)CoE AI Convention
Council of EuropeConsultative Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD)Convention 108
Council of EuropeConvention Committee (T-PD); national supervisory authoritiesConvention 108+
Council of EuropeCybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY)Budapest Convention
Council of EuropeCybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY)Budapest 2nd Additional Protocol
Council of EuropeEuropean Court of Human RightsECHR Art 8
Council of EuropeNational supervisory authorities; T-PDProtocol 181
Council of Europe, East African Community (EAC), Fiji, Myanmar, Nepal, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, United NationsNone designatedRec 509 (1968), Res (74) 29, Res (73) 22, EAC Cyberlaws Framework, Constitution s24, Citizens' Privacy Law, Privacy Act, OECD Trusted Government Access Declaration, OECD Guidelines 1980, Constitution s49, SVG Privacy Act, Constitution Art. 38, UDHR Art 12, UN Guidelines 1990
CroatiaAgencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka (AZOP)ZPOUZP
CroatiaCroatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM); AZOP for personal dataZEK
CubaMinistry of Justice (with Ministry of Communications)Law 149
CuraçaoCollege Bescherming Persoonsgegevens (Personal Data Protection Committee)Lbp Curaçao
CyprusCommissioner for Personal Data ProtectionLaw 125(I)/2018
CyprusCommissioner for Personal Data Protection (cookies/spam); OCECPR (telecom)Law 112(I)/2004
Czech RepublicÚřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (ÚOOÚ)Act 110/2019
Czech RepublicÚřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (ÚOOÚ) for cookies and commercial communications; Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) for telecomElectronic Communications Act
DelawareDelaware Department of Justice (Attorney General)DPDPA
DelawareDelaware Department of Justice (Attorney General)DE breach law
Democratic Republic of the CongoNot yet established (Autorité de Protection des Données; ARPTIC acting on interim basis)Code du numérique
DenmarkConsumer Ombudsman (Forbrugerombudsmanden)Markedsføringsloven
DenmarkDanish Agency for Digital Government / Danish Business Authority (cookie order); Datatilsynet (GDPR aspects)Cookie Order
DenmarkDatatilsynetDatabeskyttelsesloven
District of ColumbiaOffice of the Attorney General for the District of ColumbiaDC breach law
DjiboutiNot yet established (Commission Nationale de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel provided for)Code du numérique
Dominican RepublicNone general (Superintendencia de Bancos for credit bureaus; Pro Consumidor)Law 172-13
DubaiDigital Dubai (Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment)Dubai Data Law
Dubai Healthcare CityDubai Healthcare City Authority; Centre for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ)DHCC HDPR
Dubai International Financial CentreCommissioner of Data Protection (DIFC)DIFC DPL, DIFC Regulation 10
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)National data protection authorities of ECOWAS member statesECOWAS Supplementary Act
EcuadorSuperintendencia de Protección de Datos Personales (SPDP)LOPDP Regulation, LOPDP
EgyptNational Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA); Public ProsecutionAnti-Cybercrime Law
EgyptPersonal Data Protection Centre (PDPC)Egypt PDPL Executive Regulations
EgyptPersonal Data Protection Centre (PDPC)Egypt PDPL
El SalvadorAgencia de Ciberseguridad del Estado (ACE)LPDP El Salvador, Ley de Ciberseguridad
Equatorial GuineaNot yet established (Órgano Rector de Protección de Datos Personales provided for)Law 1/2016
EstoniaAndmekaitse Inspektsioon (cookies/marketing); Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA)ESS
EstoniaAndmekaitse Inspektsioon (Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate)IKS / PDPA
EswatiniEswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) as Data Protection AuthorityEswatini DPA
EthiopiaEthiopian Communications Authority (ECA)PDPP
European Economic AreaNational DPAs of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (EDPB members without voting rights on some matters); EFTA Surveillance AuthorityGDPR in the EEA
European UnionArticle 29 Working Party (replaced by EDPB) / national DPAsData Protection Directive
European UnionCourt of Justice of the European Union; independent supervisory authorities (Art 8(3))CFR Arts 7–8
European UnionEuropean AI Office (GPAI); national market surveillance authorities; European AI BoardAI Act
European UnionEuropean CommissionDMA
European UnionEuropean Commission (VLOPs/VLOSEs); national Digital Services CoordinatorsDSA
European UnionEuropean Commission; US Department of Commerce (DPF list); FTC/DoT enforcement; Data Protection Review CourtEU–US DPF
European UnionEuropean Data Protection Board (EDPB) / national supervisory authoritiesGDPR, GDPR Procedural Regulation, EU SCCs 2021
European UnionEuropean Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)EUDPR
European UnionIndependent supervisory authoritiesTFEU Art 16
European UnionMember state single points of contact; European CommissionFree Flow of Non-Personal Data Regulation
European UnionNational competent authorities (data coordinator); DPAs for personal data aspectsData Act
European UnionNational competent authorities and CSIRTs; ENISA; NIS Cooperation GroupNIS2
European UnionNational competent authorities; European Data Innovation BoardDGA
European UnionNational digital health authorities; health data access bodies; EHDS BoardEHDS
European UnionNational DPAs (targeting rules, Art 18–19); other national competent authorities; EDPBTTPA
European UnionNational financial supervisors; ESAs (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA) as lead overseers of critical ICT third-party providersDORA
European UnionNational market surveillance authorities; ENISA (single reporting platform); CSIRTsCRA
European UnionNational supervisory authoritiesLED
European UnionNational telecoms regulators and/or data protection authorities (varies by member state)ePrivacy Directive
Faroe IslandsDátueftirlitið (Faroese Data Protection Authority)Dátuverndarlógin
FinlandFinnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) for cookies; Data Protection Ombudsman for direct marketingElectronic Communications Services Act
FinlandOffice of the Data Protection Ombudsman (Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto)Tietosuojalaki
FloridaFlorida Attorney General (Department of Legal Affairs)FDBR
FloridaFlorida Department of Legal Affairs (Attorney General)FL breach law
FranceAgence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (ANSSI)Projet de loi Résilience
FranceCNIL (cookies and marketing); DGCCRF also enforces L34-5Art 82 LIL / CPCE L34-5
FranceCommission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)LIL
GabonAutorité de Protection des Données Personnelles et de la Vie Privée (APDPVP), formerly CNPDCPLaw 001/2011
GeorgiaGeorgia Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)GA breach law
GeorgiaState Audit Office of Georgia (since 2 March 2026; previously Personal Data Protection Service)PDP Law 2023
GermanyBfDI (telecom services); Länder DPAs (digital services/websites)TDDDG (ex-TTDSG)
GermanyBundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)NIS2UmsuCG / BSIG
GermanyBundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI) for federal public bodies/telecom; 16 Länder DPAs for the private sectorBDSG
GermanyFederal Commissioner (BfDI) recognises consent management servicesEinwV
GermanyPrivate enforcement (competitors, associations); Bundesnetzagentur for telephone marketingUWG §7
GhanaData Protection Commission (DPC)Act 843
GibraltarGibraltar Regulatory Authority (as Information Commissioner)Gibraltar GDPR, DPA 2004
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules ForumGlobal CBPR Forum; Accountability AgentsGlobal CBPR / Global PRP
GreeceHellenic Data Protection Authority (cookies/marketing); Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) for confidentiality of communicationsLaw 3471/2006
GreeceHellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)Law 4624/2019
GreenlandDatatilsynet (Danish Data Protection Agency)Persondataloven (Greenland)
GrenadaInformation Commission (three commissioners)Grenada DPA
GuamOffice of the Attorney General of GuamGU breach law
GuatemalaProcurador de los Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Ombudsman)LAIP (Decree 57-2008)
Guernsey (Bailiwick of)Data Protection Authority / Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA)DPL 2017
GuyanaData Protection Commissioner (not yet established)Guyana DPA
HawaiiHawaii Office of Consumer Protection (DCCA)HI breach law
HondurasInstituto de Acceso a la Información Pública (IAIP)Habeas data (Art. 182)
Hong KongCommissioner's Office under the Security BureauPCICSO
Hong KongOffice of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)PDPO, PDPO Doxxing Amendment
Hong KongPCPD / Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau with CACGBA Standard Contract
HungaryNAIH (cookies/personal data); National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH); Consumer protection authority (advertising)Eht.
HungaryNemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH)Infotv.
Ibero-American Data Protection Network (RIPD)Red Iberoamericana de Protección de Datos (RIPD)RIPD Standards
IcelandPersónuvernd (Icelandic Data Protection Authority)Act 90/2018
IdahoIdaho Attorney GeneralID breach law
IllinoisIllinois Attorney GeneralIL breach law
IllinoisIllinois Department of Human Rights; Illinois Human Rights CommissionIL AI in employment
IllinoisPrivate litigants (courts); Illinois Attorney GeneralBIPA
IndiaAdjudicating officers under IT Act / courts; MeitYIT Act s43A/72A
IndiaData Protection Board of IndiaDPDP Act, DPDP Rules
IndiaDepartment of Telecommunications (DoT)Telecom Act 2023
IndiaIndian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)CERT-In Directions 2022
IndiaMeitY / adjudicating officers under IT ActSPDI Rules
IndiaMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)IT Rules 2021
IndiaReserve Bank of India (RBI)RBI data localisation
IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaPuttaswamy
IndianaIndiana Attorney GeneralIndiana CDPA
IndianaIndiana Attorney GeneralIN breach law
IndonesiaPDP Agency (not yet established); interim: Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (KOMDIGI)PDP Law, GR 71/2019
IowaIowa Attorney GeneralIowa CDPA
IowaIowa Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)IA breach law
IrelandData Protection Commission (DPC)DPA 2018
IrelandData Protection Commission (DPC); ComReg for some telecom aspectsePrivacy Regulations 2011
Isle of ManIsle of Man Information CommissionerIoM DPA 2018
IsraelPrivacy Protection Authority (PPA)PPL, Data Security Regulations, EEA Data Regulations, Transfer Regulations
ItalyAgenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID) and Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN); Garante for personal dataLegge 132/2025 (Legge IA)
ItalyAgenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN)D.Lgs. 138/2024 (Decreto NIS)
ItalyGarante per la protezione dei dati personaliCodice Privacy, Codice Privacy Arts 122/130
JamaicaOffice of the Information Commissioner (OIC)Jamaica DPA
JapanAI Strategy Headquarters (Cabinet)AI Promotion Act
JapanMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)TBA External Transmission Rule
JapanMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Consumer Affairs AgencyAnti-Spam Act
JapanPersonal Information Protection Commission (PPC)APPI, APPI Amendment 2026, My Number Act
JerseyJersey Data Protection AuthorityDPAJL
JerseyJersey Data Protection Authority / Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner (JOIC)DPJL
JordanPersonal Data Protection Council and Data Protection Unit, Ministry of Digital Economy and EntrepreneurshipJordan PDPL
KansasKansas Attorney GeneralKS breach law
KazakhstanMinistry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital DevelopmentAI Law
KazakhstanMinistry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development (Committee for Information Security)PD Law
KentuckyKentucky Attorney GeneralKCDPA
KentuckyKentucky Attorney GeneralKY breach law
KenyaOffice of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)Kenya DP Regulations 2021, Kenya DPA
KosovoInformation and Privacy Agency (IPA / AIP)LPPD
KuwaitCommunications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA)Kuwait DPPR
KuwaitNone designatedE-Transactions Law
KyrgyzstanState Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of MinistersDigital Code
KyrgyzstanState Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of MinistersLaw on Personal Information
LaosMinistry of Technology and Communications (MTC)EDP Law (Laos)
LatviaData State Inspectorate (DVI); Consumer Rights Protection Centre for some marketingISS Law
LatviaDatu valsts inspekcija (Data State Inspectorate, DVI)PDPL
LebanonMinistry of Economy and Trade (permits/licences); no DPALaw 81/2018
LesothoNot yet established (Data Protection Commission provided for)Lesotho DPA
LibyaNational Information Security and Safety Authority (NISSA)Cybercrime Law
LiechtensteinDatenschutzstelle LiechtensteinDSG
LithuaniaValstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI) for cookies/marketing; Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) for telecomERĮ
LithuaniaValstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI); Inspector of Journalist Ethics for mediaADTAĮ
LouisianaLouisiana Attorney GeneralLDPA
LouisianaLouisiana Attorney General (Consumer Protection Section)LA breach law
LuxembourgCNPD; Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR) for telecomLoi du 30 mai 2005
LuxembourgCommission nationale pour la protection des données (CNPD)Loi du 1er août 2018
MacauCybersecurity Incident Alert and Response Center (CARIC) / Cybersecurity CommitteeMacau Cybersecurity Law
MacauOffice for Personal Data Protection (GPDP/OPDP)PDPA (Macau)
MadagascarCommission Malagasy sur l'Informatique et des Libertés (CMIL) – not yet fully operationalLaw 2014-038
MaineMaine Attorney General / Department of Professional and Financial RegulationME breach law
MalawiMalawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)Malawi DPA
MalaysiaPersonal Data Protection Commissioner (JPDP)PDPA (Malaysia), Malaysia DBN & DPO Guidelines, Malaysia CBPDT Guidelines
MaliAutorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (APDP)Law 2013-015
MaltaInformation and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC)DPA Cap. 586, S.L. 586.01
MarylandMaryland Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)MODPA
MarylandMaryland Attorney General (Identity Theft Unit)MD breach law
MassachusettsMassachusetts Attorney General and Office of Consumer Affairs and Business RegulationMA breach law
MassachusettsMassachusetts Attorney General; Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation201 CMR 17.00
MauritaniaAutorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (APD)Law 2017-020
MauritiusData Protection Office (Data Protection Commissioner)Mauritius DPA
MexicoSABG (federal) and state-level guarantor bodiesLGPDPPSO 2025
MexicoSecretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (SABG)LFPDPPP 2025
MichiganMichigan Attorney GeneralMI breach law
MinnesotaMinnesota Attorney GeneralMCDPA
MinnesotaMinnesota Attorney GeneralMN breach law
MississippiMississippi Attorney GeneralMS breach law
MissouriMissouri Attorney GeneralMO breach law
MoldovaNational Center for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP)Law 195/2024, Law 133/2011
MonacoAutorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP), successor to the CCINLoi 1.565
MongoliaNational Human Rights Commission; Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and CommunicationsPDP Law (Mongolia)
MontanaMontana Attorney General (Department of Justice)MCDPA
MontanaMontana Department of Justice, Office of Consumer ProtectionMT breach law
MontenegroAgency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information (AZLP)ZZPL 2008, ZZPL 2026
MoroccoCommission Nationale de contrôle de la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (CNDP)Law 09-08
MyanmarMinistry of Transport and Communications / Information Technology and Cybersecurity DepartmentCybersecurity Law (Myanmar)
NebraskaNebraska Attorney GeneralNDPA
NebraskaNebraska Attorney GeneralNE breach law
NetherlandsAutoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) for Art 11.7/11.7a; Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens for personal data in tracking cookiesTelecommunicatiewet
NetherlandsAutoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)UAVG
NetherlandsSector supervisors incl. Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI) for digital providers; NCSC as CSIRTCbw
NevadaNevada Attorney GeneralNRS 603A privacy, Nevada SB 370
NevadaNevada Attorney GeneralNV breach law
New BrunswickOmbud New BrunswickNB PHIPAA
New HampshireNew Hampshire Attorney General (Consumer Protection Bureau)NH privacy law
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Justice (Attorney General)NH breach law
New JerseyNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs / Attorney GeneralNJDPA
New JerseyNew Jersey Division of State Police (notice); Division of Consumer Affairs / Attorney General (enforcement)NJ breach law
New MexicoNew Mexico Attorney GeneralNM breach law
New South WalesInformation and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC)PPIP Act, HRIP Act
New YorkNew York Attorney GeneralNY CDPA, NY SHIELD Act
New YorkNew York Attorney General (with Department of State, State Police and DFS)NY breach law
New YorkNew York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)NYDFS Part 500
New York CityNYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)NYC LL 144
New ZealandDepartment of Internal Affairs (DIA)UEMA
New ZealandOffice of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)IPP 3A Amendment, Privacy Act (NZ), TIPC, HIPC, CRPC, Biometrics Code
Newfoundland and LabradorOffice of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and LabradorNL PHIA
NicaraguaDirección de Protección de Datos Personales (DIPRODAP) - not formally constitutedLaw 787
NigerHaute Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (HAPDP)Law 2022-59
NigeriaNigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)GAID, NDPA
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Justice (Attorney General)NC breach law
North DakotaNorth Dakota Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)ND breach law
North MacedoniaPersonal Data Protection Agency (AZLP)LPDP
Northern TerritoryOffice of the Information Commissioner Northern TerritoryInformation Act (NT)
NorwayDatatilsynet (Norwegian Data Protection Authority)POL
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Information and Privacy CommissionerNS PHIA
OhioOhio Attorney GeneralOH breach law
OklahomaOklahoma Attorney GeneralOklahoma privacy law
OklahomaOklahoma Attorney GeneralOK breach law
OmanMinistry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT)Oman PDPL
OmanMTCITOman PDPL Executive Regulation
OntarioInformation and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC)PHIPA
OntarioMinistry of Public and Business Service Delivery; Information and Privacy Commissioner of OntarioBill 194 / EDSTA
OregonOregon Department of Justice (Attorney General)OCPA
OregonOregon Department of Justice (Attorney General)OR breach law
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)OECD Working Party on AI Governance / OECD.AIOECD AI Principles
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)OECD Working Party on Data Governance and PrivacyOECD Privacy Guidelines 2013
Organization of American States (OAS)OAS Inter-American Juridical Committee; Department of International LawOAS Updated Principles
PakistanNational Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA); Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA); SMPRAPECA
PanamaANTAIDecree 285
PanamaAutoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (ANTAI) - Directorate for Personal Data ProtectionLaw 81
ParaguayBanco Central del Paraguay; SEDECOLaw 6534
ParaguayNational data protection agency created by the law (Not yet established)Law 7593
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Office of Attorney GeneralPA breach law
PeruAutoridad Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales (ANPD), Ministry of Justice and Human RightsDS 016-2024-JUS, Law 29733
PhilippinesNational Privacy Commission (NPC)DPA (Philippines)
PolandPresident of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE); UODO; UOKiK for consumer marketingPKE
PolandPrezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO)UODO Act 2018
PortugalComissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)Lei 58/2019
PortugalComissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD); ANACOM for some telecom provisionsLei 41/2004
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO)PR breach law
QatarNational Cyber Security Agency – National Cyber Governance and Assurance Affairs (NCGAA)PDPPL
Qatar Financial CentreQFC Data Protection OfficeQFC DPR
QuebecCommission d'accès à l'information du Québec (CAI)Quebec Private Sector Act / Law 25, Law 25 transfer PIA
QueenslandOffice of the Information Commissioner Queensland (OIC)IP Act (Qld)
Republic of the CongoNot yet established (Commission Nationale de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel provided for)Law 29-2019
Rhode IslandRhode Island Attorney GeneralRIDTPPA
Rhode IslandRhode Island Attorney GeneralRI breach law
RomaniaANSPDCP (cookies/marketing); ANCOM (telecom)Law 506/2004
RomaniaAutoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)Law 190/2018
RussiaRoskomnadzor242-FZ (localisation)
RussiaRoskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, IT and Mass Media)152-FZ
RwandaNational Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) – Data Protection and Privacy OfficeLaw 058/2021
San MarinoAutorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (San Marino)Law 171/2018
São Tomé and PríncipeAgência Nacional de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (ANPDP)Law 03/2016
Saudi ArabiaCommunications, Space & Technology Commission (CST)CCRF
Saudi ArabiaNational Cybersecurity Authority (NCA)DCC, CCC, ECC
Saudi ArabiaPublic Prosecution; Communications, Space & Technology CommissionAnti-Cyber Crime Law
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) / National Data Management OfficeKSA PDPL
Saudi ArabiaSDAIAPDPL Implementing Regulations, KSA Transfer Regulation
SenegalCommission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP)Law 2008-12
SerbiaCommissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection (Poverenik)ZZPL
SeychellesInformation Commission (Seychelles)Seychelles DPA
SingaporeCyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)Cybersecurity Act (Singapore)
SingaporeInfocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)Spam Control Act
SingaporePersonal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)PDPA (Singapore)
Sint MaartenPersonal Data Protection CommitteeLbp Sint Maarten
SlovakiaRegulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RÚ); Personal Data Protection OfficeAct 452/2021
SlovakiaÚrad na ochranu osobných údajov Slovenskej republikyAct 18/2018
SloveniaInformacijski pooblaščenec (Information Commissioner, IP RS)ZVOP-2
SloveniaInformacijski pooblaščenec (IP RS) for cookies; AKOS for telecomZEKom-2
SomaliaSomalia Data Protection Authority (DPA)Somalia DPA
South AfricaDepartment of Communications and Digital Technologies; courts (criminal offence)ECTA
South AfricaInformation Regulator (South Africa)POPIA
South AustraliaPrivacy Committee of South AustraliaSA IPPs Instruction
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Consumer AffairsSC breach law
South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney GeneralSD breach law
South KoreaFinancial Services Commission (FSC)Credit Information Act
South KoreaMinistry of Science and ICT (MSIT)AI Basic Act
South KoreaMinistry of Science and ICT (MSIT) / Korea Communications Commission (KCC)Network Act
South KoreaPersonal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)PIPA Amendment 2026, PIPA
Southern African Development Community (SADC)None designated (model for national DPAs)SADC Model Law
SpainAgencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) for cookies and spamLSSI
SpainAgencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD); regional authorities in Catalonia and Basque CountryLOPDGDD
Sri LankaData Protection Authority of Sri LankaPDPA
SwedenIntegritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY)Dataskyddslagen
SwedenKonsumentverket / Consumer Ombudsman (KO)MFL
SwedenPost- och telestyrelsen (PTS) for cookies; IMY for personal dataLEK
SwitzerlandFDPIC; US Department of Commerce (certification)Swiss–US DPF
SwitzerlandFederal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC / EDÖB)FADP / nDSG, DPO / DSV
TaiwanPersonal Data Protection Commission (Preparatory Office); sector competent authorities pending transferPDPA (Taiwan), PDPA Amendment 2025
TajikistanMain Department for the Protection of State Secrets / Communication Service under the Government (sources inconsistent)PDPL
TanzaniaPersonal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)PDPA
TasmaniaOmbudsman TasmaniaPIP Act (Tas)
TennesseeTennessee Attorney GeneralTIPA
TennesseeTennessee Attorney General / Division of Consumer AffairsTN breach law
TexasTexas Attorney GeneralTDPSA, CUBI, TRAIGA
TexasTexas Attorney GeneralTX breach law
TexasTexas Secretary of State (registry); Texas Attorney GeneralTexas data broker law
ThailandPersonal Data Protection Committee / Office of the PDPC (PDPC)PDPA (Thailand)
The GambiaInformation Commission (The Gambia)PDPP Act
TogoInstance de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (IPDCP)Law 2019-014
Trinidad and TobagoOffice of the Information Commissioner (not established in practice)T&T DPA
TunisiaInstance Nationale de Protection des Données Personnelles (INPDP)Organic Law 2004-63
TurkeyPersonal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) / Personal Data Protection BoardKVKK
TurkmenistanNone designated (General Prosecutor's Office for general oversight)Data Protection Law
UgandaPersonal Data Protection Office (PDPO), under NITA-UDPPA
UkraineProposed: National Commission for Personal Data Protection and Access to Public InformationDraft Law 8153
UkraineUkrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman)Law 2297-VI
United Arab EmiratesMinistry of EconomyConsumer Protection Law
United Arab EmiratesMinistry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) and emirate health authorities (DOH Abu Dhabi, DHA)ICT Health Law
United Arab EmiratesPublic Prosecution / Police (criminal enforcement)Cybercrime Law
United Arab EmiratesUAE Data OfficeData Office Law, UAE PDPL
United KingdomInformation Commissioner's Office (ICO)UK GDPR, DPA 2018, PECR, AADC / Children's Code, IDTA / UK Addendum
United KingdomInformation Commissioner's Office (ICO); Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (smart data, DVS)DUAA
United KingdomInformation Commissioner's Office (ICO); DSITUK–US Data Bridge
United KingdomInvestigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO); Investigatory Powers TribunalIPA
United KingdomOfcomOSA
United KingdomSector competent authorities; ICO for relevant digital service providers (online marketplaces, search engines, cloud computing services)NIS Regulations
United KingdomSector regulators; ICO (digital services); DSITCS&R Bill
United NationsOffice of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports; UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacyRight to privacy in the digital age
United NationsUN Human Rights Committee (treaty body)ICCPR Art 17
United NationsUNODC (secretariat); Conference of the States Parties once in forceUN Cybercrime Convention
United StatesCFPB and FTC; state Attorneys GeneralFCRA
United StatesCFPB; FTC; federal banking regulators; state insurance regulatorsGLBA
United StatesCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)CIRCIA
United StatesFederal agencies; DOJ Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (guidance); OMBPrivacy Act
United StatesFederal and state courts (no regulator)Fourth Amendment
United StatesFederal Communications Commission (FCC); state AGs; private litigantsTCPA
United StatesFederal Trade Commission (FTC)FTC Act s5, CAN-SPAM, HBNR, Amended COPPA Rule, GLBA Safeguards Rule, PADFA
United StatesFederal Trade Commission (FTC) (platform duties); DOJ (criminal)TAKE IT DOWN Act
United StatesFederal Trade Commission (FTC) and state Attorneys GeneralCOPPA
United StatesForeign Intelligence Surveillance Court; ODNI; DOJ; PCLOBFISA 702
United StatesHHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)HIPAA Breach Rule / HITECH, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule
United StatesODNI Civil Liberties Protection Officer; Data Protection Review Court; PCLOBEO 14086
United StatesPrivate litigants (courts)VPPA
United StatesUS Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO)FERPA
United StatesUS Department of JusticeCLOUD Act
United StatesUS Department of Justice, National Security Division (NSD)DOJ Data Security Program
United StatesUS Department of Justice; courtsSCA
United StatesUS Department of Justice; private litigantsDPPA, Wiretap Act
United StatesUS Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SEC cyber disclosure rules
UruguayUnidad Reguladora y de Control de Datos Personales (URCDP), within AGESICLaw 18.331, Decree 64/020
US Virgin IslandsUS Virgin Islands Department of Justice (Attorney General)VI breach law
UtahUtah Attorney General and Utah Cyber CenterUT breach law
UtahUtah Division of Consumer Protection and Utah Attorney GeneralUCPA
UtahUtah Division of Consumer Protection; Office of Artificial Intelligence PolicyUtah AI Policy Act
UzbekistanPersonalization Agency under the Ministry of Justice (formerly State Personalization Centre); State Inspection on Informatization and Telecommunications (Uzcomnazorat)ZRU-547
VenezuelaNone designated (courts)CRBV Art. 28
VermontVermont Attorney GeneralVermont privacy law
VermontVermont Attorney GeneralVT breach law
VermontVermont Secretary of State (registry); Vermont Attorney General (enforcement)Vermont data broker law
VictoriaHealth Complaints Commissioner (Vic)Health Records Act (Vic)
VictoriaOffice of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC)PDP Act (Vic)
VietnamMinistry of Public Security – Department of Cybersecurity and High-tech Crime Prevention (A05)Decree 356, PDPL (Vietnam), Decree 13, Cybersecurity Law 2025 (Vietnam), Cybersecurity Law 2018 (Vietnam), Data Law (Vietnam)
VirginiaVirginia Attorney GeneralVCDPA
VirginiaVirginia Attorney GeneralVA breach law
WashingtonWashington Attorney GeneralWA breach law
WashingtonWashington Attorney GeneralWA biometric law
WashingtonWashington Attorney General; private litigantsMHMDA
West VirginiaWest Virginia Attorney GeneralWV breach law
Western AustraliaInformation Commissioner (WA) with Privacy Deputy Commissioner; Chief Data OfficerPRIS Act
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionWI breach law
WyomingWyoming Attorney GeneralWY breach law
ZambiaOffice of the Data Protection Commissioner (Data Protection Commission)Zambia DPA
ZimbabwePostal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) as Data Protection AuthorityCDPA