{"id":108514,"date":"2026-08-11T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=108514"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:15:41","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b0%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%a2%d8%aa-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d9%87%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/108514\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abMinistry of Commerce Warns Businesses About Fake Data-Collection Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/104099\/\">Ministry of Commerce <\/a><\/strong>Business entities\u2014including companies and organizations\u2014should refrain from sharing or uploading their commercial, personal, and financial data through unreliable websites and online platforms that claim to safeguard the digital identity of these entities, and lack legal standing, making it difficult to verify the purposes of data collection and the mechanisms for storing and protecting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry emphasized the importance of not providing any untrusted party with data that includes<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/85688\/\"> Business registers<\/a><\/strong>, tax ID numbers, national addresses, contact numbers, bank accounts, IBANs, documents and attachments, or any data that can be used to identify the entity or its owner, except after verifying the entity, the purpose of data collection, and the legal basis for its processing.<br>The warning comes amid a growing number of fake websites and platforms that claim to offer services under various names, and ask users to upload and consolidate various types of data in one place, which may expose organizations and individuals to the risk of data misuse or sharing with third parties, especially if the platform operator, privacy policy, and purposes of data use are not verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry clarified that the use of logos or names by certain platforms that suggest an affiliation with a government entity does not, in and of itself, constitute evidence of such an affiliation. The ministry urged businesses and individuals to access government services through official channels and platforms, verify the identity of the service provider before entering or uploading any data, and refrain from sharing passwords, verification codes, or login credentials for government or bank accounts with anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She emphasized that data protection is a shared responsibility, urging the public to report any commercial or online practices suspected of violating regulations through official channels, and to avoid clicking on links or using services that request more data than is necessary to provide the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Minute<\/span><\/span>The Ministry of Commerce has warned commercial entities\u2014including companies and institutions\u2014against sharing or uploading their commercial, personal, and financial data through untrusted websites and online platforms that claim to store the entities\u2019 digital identities, and lack legal standing, making it difficult to verify the purposes of data collection and the mechanisms for storing and protecting it. 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