Data Protection in Laos

National data protection authority in Laos

The Law on Electronic Data Protection (2017) originally delegated the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) to handle matters related to the protection of electronic data. The MPT has now been renamed Ministry of Technology and Communication (MTC) and is the main administration in charge of issues pertaining to electronic data privacy across the country. The MTC is assisted by its departments located in each of the 17 provinces that compose Laos.

In its tasks to analyze and respond to digital issues and threats, the MPT was originally assisted by the Lao Computer Emergency Response Team (LaoCERT), which was established in 2012. LaoCERT is now a Division under direct supervision of the Department of Cyber Security in the MTC and is the agency on the front lines that receives reporting of security breaches from individuals or legal entities operating in Laos and / or complaints of offenses committed online.

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