MANDATORY SIM CARD REGISTRATION: WHY THIS IS ALARMING FOR DATA PROTECTION AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF KENYANS
The ongoing SIM card registration by Safaricom has been met with opposition, with many Kenyans doubting the motive behind it. All mobile subscribers have been...
Read MoreHAKI ZA UTANGAZAJI: JINSI TULIWEZA KUSHUHUDIA MICHEZO YA OLIMPIKI TUKIWA KENYA
Photo by Dušan veverkolog on Unsplash Utangulizi Duniani, Eliud Kipchoge anajulikana kama mwanaridha hodari, haswa katika mbio za marathoni. Kwa sasa, anashikilia rekodi rasmi ya...
Read MoreKey Issues arising from the Data Protection (Registration of Controllers and Processors) Regulations 2021.
Icons made by Payungkead from www.flaticon.com Introduction The Data Protection Act (DPA) introduced the first comprehensive legislation on the protection of personal data. The Act...
Read MoreData Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations 2021: Key Considerations
Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com In April 2021, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) issued draft guidelines and invited comments from the...
Read MoreInclusion and Exclusion: Reflections from the Digital ID Talk
African governments are among over 161 countries that are rolling out digital ID systems with the reasoning that digitalization of national ID programmes will improve...
Read MoreImplications of Facebook/Instagram Fact-Checking Mechanism: The Nigerian EndSARS Hashtag Instance
Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash Introduction Social media is now becoming a swift and vast approach to spreading news, both true and false, and, perhaps, the current...
Read MoreDo You Really Need That Fingerprint System? Processing Biometric Data under the Data Protection Act 2019
Copyright Bigstock © What is Biometric Data? Biometric data is any ‘personal data resulting from specific technical processing based on physical, physiological or behavioral characteristics...
Read MoreIn Vogue: Sustainability, fast fashion and intellectual property
At present, fast fashion has been a buzzword for those in the social media industry who all seem to shun the trend owing to the...
Read MoreHow COVID-19 is shaping digital evidence in Kenyan courts
Court operations have been disrupted following the COVID-19 pandemic but the Judiciary has adopted various measures to ensure that citizens still have access to justice.
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