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Navigating the UAE’s Data Protection Landscape: A Guide for Multi-Jurisdictional Success
Mohammed Taha, Lead Consultant – Security & Cyber Resilience, Kreston ME Consulting
The pace at which the UAE’s data protection environment is maturing should concentrate the mind of any General Counsel, CFO, or Group Compliance Officer overseeing operations across multiple UAE jurisdictions. The Federal Personal Data Protection Law is in force and its Executive Regulations had not been fully implemented as of the date of this article. The DIFC amended its data protection law in July 2025, raising financial penalties and introducing a private right of action that allows data subjects to bring compensation claims directly before the DIFC Courts. The ADGM regime carries administrative fines of up to USD 28 million. The cost of treating this landscape as a future consideration is rising.
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