by WCSF | Dec 12, 2021 | Data Privacy
The UAE Cabinet Office released Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 concerning “Personal Data Protection” on November 27, 2021, along with many other substantial legislative amendments, as part of an unprecedented legal reform programme in light of the...
by WCSF | Dec 3, 2021 | Data Privacy
The JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) was arranged in 2019 to take up the non-public knowledge security bill because the lawmakers had been divided over several provisions of the regulation meant to offer an authorized form to the Right to Privacy after the Supreme...
by WCSF | Dec 2, 2021 | Data Privacy
The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB), first proposed by the government in 2018, seeks to regulate the use of individuals’ personal data by the government and private organisations. However, stakeholders have scrutinised it in light of recent data breaches....
by WCSF | Nov 30, 2021 | Data Privacy
A day after it changed its CEO, Twitter Inc. launched new rules blocking users from sharing private images or videos of other people without their consent, with a view to tighten its network policy and make anti-harassment policies more robust. This move comes amid...
by WCSF | Nov 23, 2021 | Data Privacy
Social Media giant Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has delayed its plan to have end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on Messenger and Instagram until ‘sometime in 2023’. Child safety advocates have warned that the company’s plans to encrypt users’ messages will...
by WCSF | Nov 21, 2021 | Data Privacy
Chapter V of the General Data Protection Act (GDPR) regulates transfers of personal data from entities located in the European Union to entities outside the EU. This chapter provides an exhaustive list of transfer mechanisms, including Standard Contractual Clauses...
