On November 19, 2020, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the issuance of a public consultation paper on its proposed new Data Protection Regulations 2020...more
On October 1, 2020, the three-month grace period for businesses to comply with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020) (“DPL 2020”) came to an end. Regulating the...more
10/2/2020
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On August 1, 2019, Bahrain’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) (Law No. (30) of 2018) took effect. The PDPL aims to align Bahrain’s data protection framework more closely with global best practices and regulates the...more
8/21/2019
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