For more information, see links below.
Australia
- Link to download Federal Privacy Act of 1988
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/723B424C0FA35563CA2574FE00191FA0?OpenDocument
Canada
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (summary)
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/legislation/02_06_01_01_e.asp
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Full text)
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/P-8.6/text.html
European Union
- Data Protection Directive
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/eudirective/EU_Directive_.html
- Link to the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security-Data Protection
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htm
France
- Act of January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties
http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/uk/78-17VA.pdf
- CNIL 2007 Annual Report (English version)
http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/uk/CNIL-AnnualReport-2008.pdf
- Data Protection Act abstract
http://www.cnil.fr/index.php?id=41
- Decree No 2005-1309 enacted for application of Act January 1978
http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/uk/Decree_20_October_2005_English_version.pdf
Saudi Arabia
- Information and Telecommunications Technology in Saudi Arabia
www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsispc3/c/S03-WSISPC3-C-0025!!MSW-E.doc
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Data Protection Law (DIFC Law No.9 of 2004)
http://www.complinet.com/file_store/pdf/rulebooks/DFSA_7603.pdf
- List of Securities and Commodities Regulations in the United Arab Emirates (as of Dec 2006)
http://www.afridi-angell.com/publications/comreg_uae.pdf
United Kingdom
- Information Commissioner’s Office
http://www.ico.gov.uk
- Data Protection Act of 1998
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980029_en_1
- Freedom of Information Act of 2000
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000036_en_1
- The Turnbull Guidance on Internal Control
http://www.frc.org.uk/documents/pagemanager/frc/Revised%20Turnbull%20Guidance%20October%202005.pdf
Misc Regulations