ARTICLE · 15 AUGUST 2023

DIFC Issues First-Of-Its-Kind Adequacy Decision On The California Consumer Privacy Act

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As the DIFC issues adequacy decision on CCPA, BSA TMT associate Hala Harb gives her comments to SME10X.

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As the DIFC issues adequacy decision on CCPA, BSA TMT associate Hala Harb gives her comments to SME10X.

The decision facilitates personal data transfers between DIFC and California-based entities in accordance with the DP Law 2020, without having to apply additional contractual measures. It also sees DIFC setting a first-time precedent for building similar relationships with various US states.

The Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has issued a first-of-its-kind adequacy decision regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, a standalone data protection law (CCPA). The CCPA was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) which took effect on 1 January 2023 (together 'Amended CCPA'). The decision establishes a determination of the Amended CCPA's equivalence with the Data Protection Law, DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020 (DP Law 2020).

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