Imprisonment and fine up to 500 thousand pounds .. The penalty of disclosure of sensitive personal data

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In its meetings under the chairmanship of MP Ahmed Badawi, the Communications and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives concluded a punishment for the processing or disclosure of sensitive personal data without the consent of the owner.

Article 42 shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than 3 months and a fine of not less than 500 thousand pounds and not exceeding 5 million pounds or one of these penalties each holder, controller or processor or personal data protection officer collected, allowed, traded, treated, disclosed, stored or Transfer or retention of sensitive personal data without the consent of the person concerned with the data or other than in cases authorized by law.

The Bill defines "sensitive data" as disclosing mental, mental, physical or genetic health, financial or religious data, political opinions, security status and children's data, and the "controller" is the natural or legal person who, by virtue of his or her work The right to obtain personal data and determine the method, method and criteria for retaining, processing or controlling it according to the specific purpose or activity. The "processor" is the natural or legal person who is competent in the nature of his work to process the personal data in his favor,.

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