🟢Laws and Regulations

Categories	USA	Europe	UK	India	China
Protecting critical information infrastructure and personal data	Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)	Data Protection Act 2018	Information Technology Act 2000	Cyber Security Law
Criminalizing malicious computer usage and unauthorized access to computer systems	Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)	Network and Information Systems Directive (NISD)	Computer Misuse Act 1990	Information Technology Act 2000	National Security Law
Prohibiting circumventing technological measures to protect copyrighted works	Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)	Cybercrime Convention of the Council of Europe			Anti-Terrorism Law
Regulating the interception of electronic communications	Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)	E-Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC	Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)	Indian Evidence Act of 1872
Governing the use and disclosure of protected health information	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)		Police and Justice Act 2006	Indian Penal Code of 1860
Regulating the collection of personal information from children	Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)		Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA)
A framework for cooperation between countries in investigating and prosecuting cybercrime			Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
Outlining individuals' legal rights and protections regarding their personal data				Personal Data Protection Bill 2019	Measures for the Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data
Outlining individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms					State Council Regulation on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure Security