A study of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department recommended the enactment of a law on the protection of personal data, in line with the laws in force in many countries and some Arab countries, which will have a significant impact on ensuring the privacy of individuals and protecting them from illegal intrusion by collecting and processing their disaggregated data , Which may reach the most accurate details.
The study, which obtained a copy of the UAE law today, proposed a law to protect personal data, that the law takes into account the various international experiences in this field, and builds on the best global practices related to it, and attaches special importance to the protection of personal data on the platforms of social communication, Allowing citizens to delete their data on these platforms, and gives them the right to revoke the initial approvals they may give to process their data by the owners of those platforms as they appear.
The study stressed that the absence of a law to protect personal data may be an economic impediment. The laws in many countries prohibit the transfer of data to other countries that do not provide the same level of protection for personal data. Data analysis is an important part of knowledge economies. , National companies will not be able to analyze data transferred to them, from countries such as the United Kingdom, unless a personal data protection law is passed that meets international standards in this context.
The study said that the comprehensive information protection organization issued by the European Union in 2016, which came into effect mid-last year, will have a direct impact on the UAE companies exporting their products to the EU countries. These companies will have to respond to the requirements of this directive, Of its activities subject to its provisions.
The study pointed out that the UAE legislator is a criminal offense to privacy in general and to certain aspects of personal data, in addition to some judicial principles approved by the Supreme Courts of the State. It can be considered as the basis for the judicial protection of personal data, but it is not sufficient.
She pointed out that personal data can reflect many aspects of individuals' private lives and secrets, and most comparative laws therefore tend to give them legal protection, in order to preserve the privacy of their owners and to guarantee their constitutional rights in this regard.
The study found that various bodies, such as the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union, had developed guidelines and principles that they considered to be the minimum protection required for personal data, while maintaining a balance between the individual's right to privacy and the benefits that could accrue On national economies through data collection, processing and analysis.