Ibrahim Hasan
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (DPL 2020) regulates the collection, handling, disclosure and use of personal data, and includes enhanced governance and transparency obligations. It replaces the previous data protection law in the form of DIFC Law No. 1 of 2007. DPL 2020 is closely aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its recently born cousin, the UK GDPR.
DPL 2020 mainly applies to businesses operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This is the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and south-Asia region. The 110-acre DIFC district hosts 2,400 businesses employing over 25,000 professionals in the legal, financial, management and regulatory sectors.
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The Government is prioritising legislation to deal with cybercrime and to safeguard the privacy and personal information of Jamaicans, during the upcoming fiscal year.
These include implementation of the Data Protection Act and promulgation of Data Protection Regulations, as well as drafting Regulations under the Telecommunications Act.
A review of the Cybercrimes Act will also be undertaken.
This was disclosed by Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, as he outlined imperatives for the Science, Energy and Technology Ministry during his Throne Speech to open the 2021/22 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Thursday, February 18.
As it relates to the Energy portfolio, he said that the Government’s plans to enact several pieces of legislation, including the Electricity (Amendment, Indemnification and Validation) Act, the Petroleum (Downstream Activities) Act, the Petroleum (Amendment) Act, and the Electricity (Electric Power Wheeling and Net Billing) Regulations.
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Office of Data Protection (ODP) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in the Mena region, has become the first data protection regulator in the Gulf region to join the Global Privacy Assembly s International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IECWG).
The IECWG is a permanent working group of the Global Privacy Assembly. Its purpose is to facilitate and support enforcement cooperation on live cases impacting multiple jurisdictions. The IECWG is co-chaired by the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC), the United Kingdom s Information Commissioner s Office (ICO) and the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).