A SARAL in Saudi Arabia ?
I am referring to
following news reports :
Saudi
Arabia approves law to protect personal data /
Statesman / 15 Sept 021
Extract :
Ø The Saudi Cabinet
has approved the Personal Data Protection Law that aims to,
# reinforce respect for individuals’ privacy and
#
contribute to the creation of a data-based digital economy.
Ø President of Saudi
Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi (info@199099.gov.sa)
- said in a statement that the law would help accelerate the process of digital
transformation and create
Ø The digital
transformation,
# empowers the private sector,
#
creates a regulatory
environment conducive to business growth, and
# attracts foreign investments, he added.
Ø The law,
# protects the rights
related to processing personal
data,
# regulates their sharing between entities, and
# prevents their misuse, and will therefore
# enhance the local economy and
# build trust in the data sector, he said.
Ø He highlighted that
it is impermissible to use
personal means of communication to send marketing or awareness-raising materials to
individuals unless consent
has been obtained.
Ø Through this law,
SDAIA seeks to protect personal data by developing national strategies, policies, controls, and procedures as well as support for their implementation.
Extract :
Ø
It's also designated to protect any personal data
that might lead to identifying directly or indirectly the user from unconsented collection
and processing, the Saudi Gazette reported.
Ø
The data include, name, identification number, address, phone number, personal records, financial
records and Images, videos or any other identifying data.
Ø The new law will
ensure the privacy of personal data, regulate the sharing of personal data and prevent the abuse of
personal data.
MY TAKE :
Ø The Saudi plan to implement this law within next 180
days ( 6 months )
Ø That gives them enough time to spell-out this
law-related, “ national
strategies, policies, controls, and procedures as well as support for their implementation “
Ø From the POLICIES spelled out in these news reports,
it seems that the SDAIA is considering implementation of,
# Controlling of Data Collection / Processing without explicit User
Consent
# Procedures for SHARING of Personal data
# Data
Aggregation and Anonymization
# Defining various categories of Personal Data
# Defining “ Data Abuse “
And it talks about “ creation of a data-based digital economy “ ( would
that mean enabling
Ø This realization
- ( to enable individuals to monetize their own / personal data )
seems to be catching up.
Here is how China seems to be going about this :
China
reigns in Big Tech : - at Algorithm level ……….( 30 Aug 2921 )
Extract :
It is obvious that the Chinese strategy revolves around implementing following
KEY CONCEPTS :
# user data… are public resources
# creation of a state-supervised market for
such information
# foundations
for it to be traded
domestically
Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (premier@mail.gov.cn / english@mail.gov.cn ) may
ask ,
whether deployment of the following Technology Platforms, could help
implement these
Digital Dividend
from Demographic Data ……………………[ 14 Feb 2019 ]
Dear Shri Ashwini
Vaishnawji
( Minister for IT / av.odisha@sansad.nic.in ),
As far as reigning in the BIG TECH SOCIAL
MEDIA is concerned, we are facing the same problems that the Chinese are facing
There is no need to wait for the Chinese
Premier’s next move
I urge you to get our Technology Advisory Committees ( listed
below ) to examine my suggestion re its feasibility :
It seems the Saudis are thinking SARAL ( meaning,
SIMPLE )
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 16
Sept 2021
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