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Publish date29 Jul 2018 - 9:14
Story Code : 346367

​Iran unveils a bill to protect its citizens' personal data

​Iran has unveiled a bill which would be meant to protect the personal data of its citizens on the Internet in a move which is largely believed to help expedite the country’s digital development.
​Iran unveils a bill to protect its citizens

The Citizens’ Personal Data Protection and Privacy Bill was unveiled by Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on the sidelines of the country’s 24thIran International Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition (Iran Elecomp).

“There has so far been no law regarding the protection of citizens’ cyber privacy specifically with regards to internet-based services that are expanding rapidly,” Azari Jahromi was quoted as telling reporters.  

This, he added, is while such services record the data of Iranian applicants and the government was so far unable to prevent this.

“This law will not be applied only to domestic services but would involve all services (including foreign ones) that keep the personal data of the applicants.”  

Azari Jahromi further suggested that the move – which he had already described as important - was necessary for Iran’s cooperation with the European Union in the area of digital services, stressing that the EU had called on all countries that provide internet-based services to European citizens to localize a law over online privacy.

He added that Iran had voiced readiness to hold joint discussions over cyber privacy issues of citizens with the relevant institutions inside the EU.

The official added that the Personal Data Protection Bill would provide the infrastructure for the materialization of citizen rights of Iranians on the Internet. 

He said the bill would be presented to the cabinet for further proceedings on Sunday.

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