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29 January 2023

The National Cyber Security Agency celebrates the World Data Privacy Day

The National Cyber Security Agency celebrated on Saturday January 28,2023 the World Data Privacy Day in order to recall the importance of protecting personal data among organizations and individuals.

His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani issued Law No.13 of 2016 on the protection of personal data. The Law includes everything related to the protection of individuals rights in regard to the privacy of personal data.

As part of its commitment to supervise the implementation of the provisions of the Personal Data Privacy Protection Law, the Agency established the Personal Data Privacy Protection Office under the National Governance & Assurance Affairs which in turn issued a set of guidelines which supports the provisions of this law and supports stakeholders in understanding their rights and obligations.

The office is competent to develop policies for the protection of personal data, follow up their implementation and develop and implement controls and procedures for the communication with observers or processors of personal data and the development and implementation of training programs to prepare the necessary capabilities in this field besides receiving.

The National Cyber Security Agency also initiated an awareness campaign on social media platforms which aims to raise awareness among institutions and individuals of the Data Privacy Law in the State of Qatar.

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