Roughly 80% of the UAE sites I've looked at this year miss the basics of the country's data-protection rules.

Not in a dramatic way. Usually it's:

— A contact form collecting names and phone numbers with no stated purpose
— A cookie banner that sets the cookies before you answer it
— No way for someone to ask what you hold on them

Most owners are surprised, because nobody set out to cut a corner. The form was added in 2021 and never revisited.

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