Saudi Arabia Issues New Personal Data Protection Law

By Tarek Khanachet, Julie Teperow & Antonio Michaelides on December 9, 2021

Posted in International, Middle East, Privacy and Data Security, Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently issued its first comprehensive national data protection law. The Personal Data Protection Law will enter into force on March 23, 2022 and regulates the collection, processing and use of personal data in the Kingdom.

Organizations with operations in the Kingdom or those processing data of Saudi residents will have one year to comply with the new requirements.Continue Reading Saudi Arabia Issues New Personal Data Protection Law

Inside Privacy Audiocast Episode 15: Data Privacy Developments in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East

By Dan Cooper on June 21, 2021

Posted in Data Privacy, GDPR, International, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

On Episode 15 of Covington’s Inside Privacy Audiocast, Dan Cooper is joined by Nick O’Connell, head of Al Tamimi’s Digital & Data practice in Saudi Arabia. Nick shares his insights on recent privacy developments in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East region, in particular as they relate to emerging data protection frameworks in these…