According to the International Association for Privacy Professionals, the GDPR is one of the most ‘comprehensive data protection laws in the world to date’.
Although there are many types of privacy legislation in the world, GDPR is most often compared to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is the first big state-wide privacy legislation in the US and came into effect in early 2020. To see how they compare, you can check out our blog here.