{"id":6384,"date":"2025-05-15T05:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&p=6384"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:32:44","slug":"privacycentral-global-privacy-laws-automate-compliance","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/privacycentral-global-privacy-laws-automate-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"How PrivacyCentral Helps You Keep Pace with Global Privacy Laws and Automate Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Staying compliant with global privacy laws today is like trying to keep your balance on a treadmill that keeps speeding up and is also on fire. The sheer volume and velocity of regulatory change have become a high-stakes puzzle for privacy professionals, particularly those tasked with protecting their organizations from fines, reputational damage, and operational chaos.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where PrivacyCentral<\/a> steps in\u2014not just as a tool, but as a lifeline.<\/p>\n

The compliance conundrum: Too many laws, too little time<\/h2>\n

As of January 2025<\/a>, 144 countries have national data privacy laws. That\u2019s over 80% of the global population, roughly 6.6 billion people\u200b. And that\u2019s just the global view.<\/p>\n

Zoom in on the U.S., and it gets even more complex. State-level privacy laws have increased by 80% in the past year alone, with 16 new laws passed in just three years\u200b. Eight more are set to go into effect in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And AI? It\u2019s the new front line, with 120 AI-related bills introduced in Congress<\/a> and 45 more at the state level\u200b.<\/p>\n

Each new law can cost U.S. businesses $15,000 to $60,000 or more to comply with, according to 2023 research by Engine and the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy<\/a>\u200b. And if you think those numbers sound scary, consider the $100,000 to $300,000 it can take to stand up an entire data privacy infrastructure.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not just a line item. That\u2019s a liability and a growing source of regulatory exposure.<\/p>\n

From panic to program: A better way to manage global privacy compliance<\/h2>\n

Most privacy teams are under-resourced and overwhelmed. They\u2019re forced to interpret, compare, and implement requirements from dozens of frameworks (often using spreadsheets<\/a> and sheer willpower).<\/p>\n

PrivacyCentral flips that script.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This purpose-built platform reduces the burden of compliance. It reinvents how privacy programs are built, managed, and scaled to help you automate privacy compliance and stay ahead of global privacy laws while reducing legal risk. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n

1. Cut compliance costs and time with automation<\/h3>\n

PrivacyCentral\u2019s automation isn\u2019t smoke and mirrors. It\u2019s muscle.<\/p>\n

From day one, it:<\/p>\n