Individuals have a right to obtain their personal data and reuse
it as they see fit. On October 30, 2017, 60 Parliament MPs in Egypt
submitted a proposal to the Egyptian Parliament to adopt a new law
regarding protecting personal data, as previously Egypt did not
have any safeguarding legislation on the matter. Following this,
the Egyptian parliament proposed a new draft law on data
protection.
The cabinet in Egypt has already approved this draft law on
personal data protection. The rule applies to the people of Egypt
(Egyptian Nationals) both inside and outside of the country. The
law imposes various types of obligations on the controllers and
processors of personal data and how they are entitled to handle
this personal information. The law's provisions ensure the
rights of the citizens regarding the protection of their data. The
draft law establishes a committee to protect the personal data of
the people of Egypt.
