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Hi,
I would like to know what are the names of data protection laws in the EU & Asian regions for different industries. For eg. HIPAA is to the US Healthcare then what is the Equivalent of HIPAA in EU & Asia.
Regards,
Monil
Moil
I hope I understood you right. Data protection intends the protection of private data against their use by public authorities and private companies.
In Germany we have the Federal Data Protection Act which implements a respective EU directive. For an English version of this act please check
http://www.bmi.bund.de/Internet/Content/Common/Anlagen/Broschueren/2003/Federal_...
In France, the "loi Informatique et Liberté du 6 jamvier1978, modifiée le 6 aout 2004" serves the same purpose. Please check
http://doc-standarmedia.afnor.fr/etudes/FicheProtectionDPerso_13271511.pdf
The protection of business data as company secrets is regulated in various laws, such as §§ 17 f. of the German Unfair Competition Act (Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb) or §§ 203 f. of the Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch).
I hope this helps.
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