Cybersecurity Policy Report, Recommendations for Data Protection Legislation Offered in Lithuania, (Jun 2, 2025)

By Tony Foley

The Lithuania State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) has prepared a document containing recommendations on the application of personal data protection requirements in legislation.

In a May 30 news release, the SDPI said the aim of the recommendations was to provide practical advice to help legislators implement the main requirements of legislation on the protection of personal data, including clarification of the rules for legal acts from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Although the recommendation document, which may be downloaded from the news release, is available only in Lithuanian, the SPDI said in the release that it discussed the following legal issues:

1. The legal regulation applicable to the processing of personal data;

2. Requirements for the purpose and term of storage of such data;

3. Choice of the term of lawful processing;

4. Determination of the necessary scope of processing; and

5. Requirements and other issues for the publication of personal data.

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