{"id":70512,"date":"2026-06-18T15:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=70512"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:45:22","slug":"difc-announces-consultation-of-amended-difc-data-protection-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/difc-announces-consultation-of-amended-difc-data-protection-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"DIFC Announces Consultation Of Amended DIFC Data Protection Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaiverse.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai<\/a> International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, proposes to amend its DIFC Data Protection Regulations (DP Regulations). The proposed amendments seek to strengthen and streamline the regulatory framework by enhancing requirements to embed safety in systems processing Personal Data in an AI\u2011native jurisdiction, while clarifying certification obligations and the role of the Autonomous Systems Officer (ASO), and introducing new powers for the Commissioner to recognise accreditation and certification schemes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacques Visser, Chief Legal Officer at DIFC Authority<\/strong>, said: \u201cDIFC is pleased to launch this consultation on the proposed amendments to the DIFC Data Protection Regulations. As the use of AI and data-driven systems continues to develop, it is important that the regulatory framework remains practical, clear and able to respond to the way these technologies are being used. These amendments are intended to help provide that clarity, while supporting high standards of accountability and governance across DIFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DP Regulations were updated in 2023 to introduce safeguards for the rapidly expanding use of Personal Data in advanced, AI\u2011enabled Systems, recognising both their transformative potential and the unprecedented scale of data processing they involve. Building on this foundation, the proposed amendments aim to enhance and refine Regulation 10 by strengthening expectations around safe, ethical, and privacy by design development in an AI native jurisdiction; and introduce a new Regulation 11 empowering the Commissioner to recognise accreditation and certification frameworks. Additionally, they will provide greater clarity on certification requirements and the role of the ASO, as well as introduce other consequential updates to support robust and future ready data protection governance.<\/p>\n<p>Further details about the proposed amendments can be found in Consultation Paper No. 3 of 2026, available here. The proposed regulations have been posted for a 30-day public consultation period with the deadline for providing comments ending on 18 July 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, proposes to amend its DIFC Data Protection Regulations (DP Regulations). 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