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UPSC 2019: Which of the following adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens known as ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ in April 2016 and started implementation of it from 25th May, 2018?
(a)Australia
(b)Canada
(c)The European Union
(d)The United States of America
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU-wide law on data protection that was adopted on 14 April 2016 and became applicable from 25 May 2018 across all European Union member states. Australia, Canada and the USA did not adopt this regulation. Therefore, the correct choice is the European Union. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper 1, as Question 88. It falls under Science & Technology > Computer & Information Technology.
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