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Palestine Cybercrime Law

Cybercrime Law No. 10 of 2018

Palestine's cybercrime law with 120-day data retention requirement and doubled penalties for crimes against minors.

Jurisdiction

Palestine

PS

Enacted

Jul 10, 2018

Effective

Jul 10, 2018

Enforcement

Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Service providers in Palestine
  • • Entities processing data of Palestinian users
  • • Online platforms serving minors

Capability triggers:

◐ servesMinors (increases)
● dataRetention (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Operator

Safety Provisions

  • • 120-day data retention requirement
  • • Doubled penalties for crimes against minors
  • • Breach notification requirements
  • • Cybersecurity measures

Enforcement

Enforced by

Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications

Penalties

criminal liability

Criminal liability

Doubled penalties for crimes involving minors

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
Yes
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Palestine's 120-day retention requirement and doubled penalties for crimes against minors create specific compliance obligations for AI chatbots serving Palestinian youth.

Cite This

APA

Palestine. (2018). Cybercrime Law No. 10 of 2018. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/ps-law-10-2018

BibTeX

@misc{ps_law_10_2018,
  title = {Cybercrime Law No. 10 of 2018},
  author = {Palestine},
  year = {2018},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/ps-law-10-2018}
}

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