On the 15th July Law No. 151 for 2020 on the protection of
personal data was endorsed by President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi to be
implemented within 3 months from the aforementioned date, with the
aim of implementing a regulatory system for data transmission
locally and with other countries. The introduction of the law is
the most recent effort by the Egyptian government to modernize and
safeguard the way digital interactions occur on a day to day
basis.
The law applies to any data belonging to Egyptians or foreigners
residing in Egypt, and creates obligations primarily on data
controllers and data processors who collect, transfer, exchange,
store, analyze or process data in any way.
