Egypt to Issue New IT Protection Laws Next Week

Egypt’s Cabinet is to issue a draft law organizing the information technology (IT) industry during its periodical meeting next week, said Khaled Negm – Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) Minister.

He stated- in exclusive statements to Amwal Al Ghad on Sunday – that the laws expected to be issued are the information circulation freedom and the Personal Data Protection, in addition to amendments on the current Telecommunication Regulation Law.

They come among the presented laws to ration E-trade and privacy protection, the minister stated.