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data protection authority

public authority that monitor and supervise, through investigative and corrective powers, the application of the data protection law
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data protection authority

Summary

data protection authority ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • data protection authority's field of work was privacy law[2].
  • data protection authority is a type of supervisory authority[3].
  • data protection authority is a type of government agency[4].
  • data protection authority's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Data protection authorities[5].
  • data protection authority's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as government=data_protection[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include supervisory authority[3] and government agency[4].

Why It Matters

data protection authority ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). data protection authority. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-protection-authority
MLA “data protection authority.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-protection-authority.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_data-protection-authority_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{data protection authority}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-protection-authority}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q19877
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 12w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iate entry id → ['3552375', '1742214']
    Icannwiki page id → Data_Protection_Authority
    Semantic scholar topic id → 2640419
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Data_Protection_Authority, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294323327|Data Protection Authority (#294323327)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  3. 13w ago · Olea · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Field of work → —
    Subclass of → supervisory authority, government agency
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11662]]: 3552375, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/178419116|data protection authority (#178419116)]] for {{P|11662}}"
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