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 ...
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 ...
Challenges of Using Risk-Based Approaches to Anchor Epistemic Data Justice for Rural Women in Tanzania and Kenya
Introduction Increased access to affordable internet and smartphones, the reach of mobile broadband signals, and investment in infrastructure have contributed ...
Role of Epistemic Data Justice in Data Governance for Rural Women in Africa
Introduction Women make up about 50% of the population in Africa.1 70% to 80% of these women live in rural ...
Data Protection Challenges for Refugee Women in Africa
Introduction In today’s interconnected world, data holds significant importance as a critical asset globally. In Africa, navigating processing of personal ...
Digital Rights in Focus: Navigating Kenya’s Maisha Namba Implementation Landscape
In a significant collaboration, Amnesty International Kenya and the Centre for Intellectual Property Information and Technology (CIPIT) recently launched an ...
Contextualizing Digital Public Goods for Digital Development
Digital Public Goods (DPGs) are goods that anyone can benefit from and are described as open-source software, open data, open ...
An Overview of Privacy and AI Considerations Associated with Location Based Services
Location Based Services (LBS) have been defined as mobile applications that provide information depending on a user’s location.1 It also ...