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Dubai International Financial Centre: Updates to the DIFC Protection Laws

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The DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC Data Protection Law) was amended on 8 July 2025 to introduce several substantive changes....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Landmark Decision by United Arab Emirates DIFC in CCPA Data Protection Adequacy Decision

Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), issued the first adequacy decision regarding the California...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Dubai to facilitate personal data transfers with California-based entities

On August 9, the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC) Commissioner of Data Protection issued a “first-of-its-kind” adequacy decision, declaring California’s data protection regime as “substantially equivalent...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DIFC Proposes to Amend Data Protection Rules to Regulate Use of AI

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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

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UAE issues first Federal sector-wide Data Protection Law

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Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (the "UAE Personal Data Protection Law") will revolutionize the way that data is regulated in the UAE. How did we get here? Up until now, onshore UAE has...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New DIFC Data Protection Law in Force - What You Need to Know

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

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The Dubai International Financial Centre and Data Protection

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The Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), a financial free zone in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE), has become the leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. The DIFC is located in Dubai...more

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No Deal Brexit and Data Transfers: Companies Must Prepare Now

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Companies should identify data flows, implement a data transfer solution, and update internal documents and privacy notices. Since our blog on “What a “No Deal” Brexit Means for UK Data Privacy”, the European Data...more

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