Effective January 2, a law will protect the privacy of accident victims in the UAE. The new UAE cybercrime law has amended the penalty for taking pictures of accident victims and circulating them online.
The law, which came into effect on January 2, 2022, punishes people for taking pictures of others without permission.
According to the amended UAE Cybercrime Law, both crimes are punishable with a six-month jail term or a fine between Dh150,000 to 500,000 or both.
The new federal law No 34 of 2021 made significant changes to federal law 5 of 2012, which governs cybercrime and covers online offenses.
The law intends to improve community protection against online crimes perpetrated via social media networks and information technology platforms and secure government websites and databases and prevent the spread of rumors and false or misleading information.
Source: Khaleejtimes.com
