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These factors kept in mind, a radical change worldwide would be required. Firstly, it would be necessary for all existing political entities to develop privacy policies. The regulators would need to establish the criteria for the permitted use of personal information on electoral processes. Any change in the data protection policy should be communicated to the electoral authorities responsible for the process, and failure to comply with these rules would lead to sanctions. Moreover, all those included in the database should be kept informed and removal from the database should be possible at any time.