The UAE Government is currently developing its new Federal Data Protection Law. This is a unique opportunity for the country to build a framework for data privacy law that fosters an innovative business environment.
The UAE does not have a comprehensive data privacy law at its federal level and there is no single national data privacy regulator. However, the UAE has a number of special economic or sector free zones, three of which have specific data privacy laws: The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).
