Saudi Arabia publishes final Personal Data Protection Law
Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law represents the country’s first privacy law that aligns with other international data protection laws. This article explores what privacy professionals need to consider with the law.
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Privacy Around the Globe: Dubai International Financial Centre
This LinkedIn Live covers the Dubai International Financial Centre, discussing the uniqueness of standing up a privacy law and a data protection regulator in a free zone, what that means, and the opportunities and challenges it presents.
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Keynote: Zahra Mosawi, Ex-Commissioner, Access to Information Commission of Afghanistan
In this keynote, Zahra Mosawi, former commissioner of the Access to Information Commission of Afghanistan, speaks about her experience working to establish freedom of expression and information rights for the Afghan people.
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DPOs in Israel — An analysis of a regulatory maze
This article reviews Israel’s published guidelines on DPOs and a set of introduced bills to amend the Protection of Privacy Law and explains the interplay between them.
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A turning point for privacy laws in Israel
The Israeli government introduced Bill No. 14, a substantial amendment to the Protection of Privacy Law. which includes new procedures and regulatory powers that portend a dramatic increase in risks associated with information security and purposeful processing violations. This article examines Bill No. 14’s proposed changes and impacts.’
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The long-awaited amendments in Turkish data protection law
The KVKK seeks to amend Articles 6 and 9 of the LPDP on the processing special category of personal data and cross-border data transfers. The proposal has yet to be shared with the National Assembly, but is expected to be approved and take force sometime in 2022.
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