In today’s data-driven world, data breaches can affect hundreds of millions or even billions of people at a time. How can this be prevented or stopped? Well luckily there are laws put in place to regulate and help stop situations like these. The Global AI and Data Protection Regulation 2025 (GAID 2025) is an anticipatory law that safeguards and protects individuals’ rights while mitigating institutional risk. GAID 2025 is a predecessor to, and replaced the the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019. Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIAs) play the role of spotting potential data breaches and security risks before it develops into a serious problem. They are preventive measures that identify, and mitigates or tackles head on privacy risk in data driven activities like; artificial intelligence, chat bots or Language Learning Models ( LLMs) profiling users, powering fintance technology systems, managing sensitive health records, or running massive e-commerce engines,

This paper examines the exact situations where GAID 2025 makes DPIAs mandatory, while drawing comparisons with the General Data Protection Act (GDPR), Nigeria’s Data Protection Act 2023, and the African Union’s cybersecurity framework.