يُعد نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية (النظام) أول نظام شامل لحماية البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية. من المتوقع أن تبدأ الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (الهيئة) في الإنفاذ الكامل للنظام اعتبارًا من 14 سبتمبر 2024،...more
3/19/2024
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The PDPL has broad extraterritorial scope and substantial penalties for non-compliance, with full enforcement expected to start in September.
The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is the first comprehensive data...more
The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence.
On 18 April 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free zone with its own...more
The amendment proposes business-friendly changes regarding data localization and legitimate interests.
On November 20, 2022, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) published an amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi...more
Organisations subject to the law should carry out a gap analysis of their current compliance position against the new requirements. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued its first federal data protection law (Federal...more
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has a new data protection law and regulations: the Data Protection Law DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC DP Law) and the Data Protection Regulations (DIFC DP Regulations, and...more
Healthcare entities should assess whether Federal Law No. 2 of 2019 applies to their practices and plan for compliance.
On 6 February 2019, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in conjunction with the UAE...more
Hacking of organizations’ systems is becoming increasingly commonplace, even with advancements in security practices. To mitigate risk, a company must have an enterprise-level, cross-functional incident response plan that is...more
On October 26, 2015, Raja Al Mazrouei, the Commissioner for Data Protection for the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), issued guidance on the adequacy of US Safe Harbor for the purpose of exporting personal data...more
The recent showdown over renewal of certain provisions of the USA Patriot Act (often called simply the Patriot Act) and the subsequent enactment of the USA Freedom Act have raised a number of questions about the ongoing...more
7/9/2015
/ Cloud Computing ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Encryption ,
FISA ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patriot Act ,
Telecommunications ,
USA Freedom Act
Global cyber-attack threats stand at the highest ever recorded level, jumping 14 percent from 2012 to 2013 (Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report). Furthermore, a recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report found that operating...more