Kenya High Court’s Worldcoin Determination: Upholding Consent, Accountability and Data Sovereignty in Biometric Data Processing
On 05 May 2025, the High Court of Kenya declared Worldcoin’s biometric data collection in Kenya unlawful and in violation of the Data Protection Act (DPA) and the Constitution.1 Worldcoin, a global digital identity cryptocurrency initiative commenced data collection in…
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Understanding Botswana’s 2018 and 2024 Data Protection Acts
Introduction Botswana enacted its new Data Protection Act on 29 October 2024,1 repealing the 2018 Data Protection Act.2 The repealed Act never came into effect...
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Kenya’s TikTok Dilemma: Balancing Regulation and Digital Rights
Introduction As TikTok continues to dominate the global social media landscape, its implications for digital rights and data governance have become increasingly significant. With over...
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IMEI Declaration and Registration in Kenya: Balancing Tax Compliance and Data Protection
On 23rd October, 2024, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) formally put the Kenyan public on notice of a measure which mandates the declaration and...
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In the Eyes of IDEMIA’s Vigilance Plan 2023: New Perspectives on Data Protection Impact Assessment Obligations for Big Tech
Introduction IDEMIA is a France-based multinational technology company which provides biometric solutions for States and private entities in sectors such as telecommunication, finance, banking, public...
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Ethiopia’s Personal Data Protection Proclamation of 2024 and its Budding Digital Identity Regime
Introduction Various legal regimes that address privacy and data protection to some extent have marked the journey towards enacting the current data protection law in...
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Insights from Recent ODPC Rulings: Evaluating Commercial Use of Minors’ Personal Data and Image Rights
Introduction The Office of the Data Protection (ODPC) was constituted by the Data Protection Act, under the auspices of Section 5. The Act bestows upon...
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Facilitating Privacy Compliance in Nigeria: Key Issues in the GAID Draft 2024
INTRODUCTION Following the introduction of the widely lauded Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) in June 2023, Nigeria has made significant strides in privacy governance....
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Challenging the Constitutionality of the Personal Data Protection Act: Tito Magoti v Attorney General
The Personal Data Protection Act (CAP 44 of 2023) (hereinafter “PDPA”) represents a significant legislative effort by Tanzania to establish robust principles for the protection...
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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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