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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

Dechert LLP

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

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

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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