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Dubai International Financial Centre Issues Adequacy Decision Approving Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information to...

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On Aug. 9, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) issued an “Assessment of California’s Data Protection Regime as Substantially Equivalent and Low Risk” (the Decision)...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

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California Privacy Regime Secures Unprecedented Adequacy Recognition from Dubai

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California is the first U.S. state to secure an adequacy decision from the Dubai International Financial Center Authority....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DIFC Issues Landmark Adequacy Decision Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act

On August 7, 2023, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates, 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

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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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Dubai data protection authority plans to launch international privacy risk index and update international data transfer mechanisms

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The Dubai International Financial Centre’s ("DIFC") data protection authority has published its proposals for updated tools and guidance on international data transfers. A consultation on these proposals by the DIFC...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 Implements the New Data Protection Law

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

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New Data Protection Law in the DIFC: Who does it apply to and how does it compare with the GDPR?

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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

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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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New DIFC Data Protection Law Takes Effect 1 July

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Requirements under a new Dubai International Financial Centre data protection law will apply within the DIFC from 1 July 2020. ...more

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DIFC in Dubai Says Transfer to US Cannot Rely on Safe Harbor

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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

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