DIFC Registrar of Companies
Proposed Amendments to DIFC Data Protection Regulations - AI and Autonomous Systems (Regulation 10 and new Regulation 11)
DIFC proposed strengthening Regulation 10 (safe, ethical, privacy-by-design development of AI/autonomous systems processing personal data) and introducing a new Regulation 11 empowering the Commissioner of Data Protection to recognize AI accreditation and certification schemes, alongside clarifying the responsibilities of the Autonomous Systems Officer (ASO). No formal consultation paper number was disclosed in secondary sources reviewed.
What firms should do
Yes — entities operating AI systems processing personal data in/from DIFC should review ASO governance and prepare for the updated certification-recognition regime
- Regulator
- DIFC Registrar of Companies
- Type
- Consultation Paper
- Status
- Consultation Closed
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026
- Consultation closes
- 18 Jul 2026
- Topic
- Data Protection
- Impact
- High
Found automatically on the regulator's website and summarised by AI by Arakan Lexara. Not legal advice; check the official source before relying on it.
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