Covington's global privacy team analysis highlights breakthrough developments including Dubai's first-ever adequacy decision for California's CCPA and DIFC's pioneering Regulation 10 addressing AI and machine learning personal data processing. The comprehensive review tracks explosive enforcement growth across African jurisdictions and China's evolving cross-border data transfer regime while noting increased regulatory focus on AI systems. This authoritative privacy law assessment demonstrates how 2024 marked a pivotal year for privacy regulation evolution, with emerging frameworks specifically targeting AI applications and autonomous systems as privacy authorities worldwide intensify enforcement actions.