You hit the Nail in the Head perfectly!!! Someone who has never been in the Middle East should not compare what we do in the USA or the UK to them. Like I mentioned, the Middle East is a totaly backwards run society, keeping your data secure is not a priority or does not exist for them.
With all the money they get from selling oil, you would think that they would have the best and fastest internet and technology in the world, but it is just the opposite in the Middle East, it is the slowest and drops off all the time. They are so far behind the rest of the civilized world. They would rather invest their money in the biggest and tallest structures and then go bankrupt. Who would want to go to Dubai to vacation when you have plenty of places in other parts of the world (USA, Europe, S. America, Australia, Etc....) that offer the same if not more with less restrictions