Laws around the world
The GDPR, US state laws and other privacy rules compared in plain language, with the numbers that matter.
Laws around the worldPrivacy laws around the world: a plain-language overview for 2026A plain-language guide to the main privacy laws in 2026, from the GDPR and UK GDPR to US state laws, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Chile and India, with deadlines and regulators.4 November 2026 · 10 min readLaws around the worldGDPR fines in numbers: what regulators have actually imposedGDPR fines in numbers: totals from DLA Piper and the CMS Enforcement Tracker, the largest fines, the Article 83 tiers, the most common causes and what small organisations actually face.3 November 2026 · 9 min readLaws around the worldGlobal Privacy Control (GPC): what it is and who has to honour itWhat Global Privacy Control is, which US states require businesses to honour it, how it differs from Do Not Track, how a website should handle it and how to test it in a browser.28 October 2026 · 9 min readLaws around the worldGDPR vs CCPA/CPRA: the differences that matter for small businessesHow the GDPR and California's CCPA/CPRA differ on scope, consent versus opt-out, rights, 30-day versus 45-day deadlines, fines and enforcement, with a side-by-side table.26 October 2026 · 9 min read