DATA PROTECTION LAWS OF THE WORLD ANGOLA MACAU Last modified 15 October 2018 Last modified 28 January 2019 LAW LAW Data Protection Law (Law no. 22/11 of 17 June), Electronic Communications and Information Society Services Law (Law no. 23/11, of 20 June 2011) and Protection of Information Systems and Networks Law (Law no. 7/17, of 16 February). Macau personal data protection Law no. 8/2005 of August 22nd (Law). DEFINITIONS DEFINITIONS Definition of personal data Definition of personal data The Data Protection Law defines personal data as any The Law defines personal data as any information of any given information, regardless of its nature, including images and sounds related to a specific or identifiable individual. type, in any format, including sound and image, related to a specific or identifiable natural person (data subject). An ‘identifiable natural person’ is anyone who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to a specific number or to one or more specific elements related to his or her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. An identifiable person is deemed to be an individual that may be directly or indirectly identified, notably, by reference to her/his identification number or to the combination of specific elements of her/his physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. Definition of sensitive personal data Definition of sensitive personal data The Data Protection Law defines sensitive personal data as the personal data related to: philosophical or politic beliefs political affiliations or trade union membership The Law defines sensitive personal data as any personal data revealing political persuasion or philosophical beliefs, political and joint trade union affiliation, religion, private life, racial or ethnical origin or data related to health or sex life, including genetic data. religion private life racial or ethnic origin health or sex life (including genetic data). NATIONAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY NATIONAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY Agência de Proteção de Dados (APD). Although the Data Protection Law provides for the creation of the APD and in October 2016 it has been approved the Organic Statute of APD by Presidential Decree 214/2016 (which is in force), such authority has not yet been created. The Office for Personal Data Protection (OPDP) is the Macau regulatory authority responsible for supervising and coordinating the implementation of the Law. https://www.gpdp.gov.mo/ 2 | Data Protection Laws of the World | Angola vs Macau | www.dlapiperdataprotection.com