The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority postponed implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law until March 17, 2023, the Saudi Gazette reports. In a press release shared on Twitter, the SDAIA said the postponement follows stakeholder views and responses to a public consultation and was made “in order to achieve the ultimate goal of such a law.” The SDAIA encouraged stakeholders to participate in a second public consultation process to “enhance” the law, which had been set to take effect March 23.
23 March 2022
Implementation of Saudia Arabia’s PDPL delayed to 2023
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