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Sharing materials online? What are you sharing? Any impact?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had unprecedented impacts on the world including loss of life and countrywide lockdowns to prevent the spreading the virus. Staying home...

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Unpacking the Device Management System (DMS) Judgement

Introduction Under the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) standards, each mobile device bears a unique quality mark known as the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)...

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Kanuni za ulinzi wa data

a) faragha Kila anayekusanya au kutumia data binafsi lazima azingatie faragha/usiri wa mwenye data. b) sheria Kila anayekusanya au kutumia data binafsi anapaswa kuzingatia usheria,...

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The Kenya Intellectual Property Bill 2020: An Open Public Participation Call

From the Preamble, it is a ‘Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to consolidate the laws relating to intellectual property, to provide for the establishment...

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THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING END-TO-END ENCRYPTION AMONG MESSAGING APPS

Encryption is a data-protecting process that converts information or a message into an unreadable form, preventing access by anyone other than the intended recipient.[2]The use...

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THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING END-TO-END ENCRYPTION AMONG MESSAGING APPS

By Margaret Zalo A lot of information is shared back and forth on messaging platforms on a daily basis. While governments have an incentive to monitor...

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THE CIPIT MOOT 2018

THE MATTER OF MANGALA & WAP -VS- THE GUACAMOLE REPUBLIC OF AVOCADO (GRA) As promised, here is the account of the recently concluded CIPIT ICT...

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Recap of Strathmore Intellectual Property Moot Competition 2016

As readers know, we hosted the 2nd Biennial Strathmore Intellectual Property (IP) Moot Competition 2016 which took place between 8th and 9th July 2016 at...

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