Tunisia: International Conference on the Protection of Personal Data in a World without Borders

Yesterday, an international conference on data protection of personal data took place in Tunis, as reported in this article .

The theme of the conference was: Data Protection of Personal Information in a world without borders and the challenges of new technologies.

Tunisian Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Mr. Lazher Bououini, reaffirmed Tunisian’s President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s special interest in the protection of personal data and the fact that in Tunisia, it has the status of a constitutional right.

In Tunisia, the protection of personal data is covered by a comprehensive law of July 27, 2004.

On November 27, 2007, Tunisia created a Data Protection Supervisory Office.

The minister identified as a major challenge in coming years the protection of the security and privacy of personal information on the internet, especially concerning vulnerable categories of people like children.

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