Egypt. Surveillance / law enforcement access. Law
Anti-Cybercrime LawLaw No. 175 of 2018 on Combating Information Technology Crimes
In force
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Law number and retention period from prior knowledge; penalty figures from DLA. [Link: Arabic text on FRA (gov.eg)]
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Criminalises privacy violations and unsolicited marketing, and requires service providers to retain user data for 180 days and keep it confidential except on judicial order.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Mandatory 180-day retention of user/traffic data by service providers.
- SaaS relevance
Service providers in Egypt face retention and disclosure duties and criminal exposure for unlawful disclosure.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- Breach notification
- None
- Maximum penalty
- EGP 100,000 and imprisonment for privacy offences
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text fra.gov.eg
- Authority
- National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA); Public Prosecution
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Egypt
§6Sources and verification
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Law number and retention period from prior knowledge; penalty figures from DLA. [Link: Arabic text on FRA (gov.eg)]