International Laws

International

Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (2001) - first treaty to address cybercrime by uniting national laws

• Sets the standard for following international digital evidence collection guidelines

UN Cybercrime Treaty (2024) - focuses on uniting countries against cybercrime and facilitate the sharing of electronic evidence

• Not fully in force yet

North America

PIPEDA (Personal Protection and Electronic Documents Act) (Canada) -

EU

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) (2018) - rules for handling the data of EU citizens

• Must obtain explicit consent for data processing

• “Privacy by design”

Asia

APEC Privacy Framework (2004) - balance between privacy and the management of free flow of data amongst APEC countries