Privacy & Data Security

The guidelines specify the requirements for data controllers to conduct risk assessments related to the transfer or disclosure of personal data outside the Kingdom.

By Brian Meenagh, Calum Docherty, Faisal Imam,* and Ksenia Koroleva

The Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has released non-binding guidelines for assessing risks when transferring or

2024 marked another significant year for privacy law, with new state legislation and high-stakes litigation reshaping the landscape. Legal battles over tracking technologies, biometric data, and children’s privacy intensified, while federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”), ramped up

Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which is the primary data regulator in China, published a newsletter about the government authorities’ enforcement of Apps and websites that violated personal data protection and cybersecurity laws during the year 2024.

Based on the official statistics, during 2024, the CAC interviewed 11,159 website platforms, imposed warnings or