The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence. By Brian A. Meenagh, Ksenia Koroleva, and Lucy Tucker On 18 April 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free zone with its own data protection laws, published a consultation paper (the Consultation Paper) regarding amendments to DIFC Data Protection … Continue Reading
Latham lawyers explain who the DIFC’s new law applies to and how it maps against the GDPR. By Brian A. Meenagh, Fiona M. Maclean, Alexander Hendry, and Avinash Balendran The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) recently issued a new data protection law and regulations: the Data Protection Law DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020 and … Continue Reading
By Brian Meenagh 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 from the DIFC. The guidance is significant for organisations that transfer personal data from the DIFC to the … Continue Reading
By Justin Cornish, Alice Marsden, Brian Meenagh On February 26, 2012 the Office of the Commissioner of Data Protection (OCDP) for the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) published its Strategic Plan for 2012-14. One of the key statements in the Strategic Plan is the statement of the OCDP’s intention to apply to the European Commission … Continue Reading
