Data Protection Highlights from Sector-Specific Guidance Notes on Processing Personal Data by the ODPC
In January 2024, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) published sector-specific guidance notes for the education, health, communications, and digital credit providers sectors.1...
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Data Protection Review of the Malawi Data Protection Act 2024
Introduction The Malawi Data Protection Act (MDPA), enacted in February 2024, marks a pivotal step in safeguarding personal data within Malawi.1 This comprehensive legislation clearly...
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Data Protection A Data Privacy Analysis of the Kenyan Finance Bill 2024
Introduction “Data is the new gold and you are the mine”, Dmytriiev Petro. This quote from Petro’s analysis of the vast landscape of the digital...
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Data Protection Negotiating Digital Frontiers: The United States Kenya STIP and the Future of Cross-Border Data Flows
Introduction The United States and Kenya have successfully completed the third, fourth, and fifth rounds of negotiations for the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP),...
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Data Protection Ushering In a New Dawn for Data Protection: Unpacking the Somalia Data Protection Act of 2023
Introduction The present wave of technological advancement at the global level has necessitated legislative responses to data protection globally. In the African context, this wave...
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Data Protection Data Protection as a Tool for African Refugee Women Resilience
Introduction Africa is home to a third of the global refugee population, which translates to 40.4 million people.1 The refugee crisis in Africa has been...
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