As the world marks Data Privacy Week under the theme “Take Control of Your Data,” digital rights organisation Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has praised countries that have taken steps to strengthen data ...

Significant sections of UK data laws updated last summer will enter into force on Thursday.

Financial institutions have always had to balance confidentiality expectations with lawful disclosures, including those ...

The Data Protection Commission (DPC), in partnership with the Ghana Association of Privacy Professionals (GAPP), has launched ...

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person's health, mental ...

On 21 March 2025, the New Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Private Parties came into effect, superseding and repealing the prior data protection law. The new law ...

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that 2026 will be a decisive year for the enforcement of Ghana’s data protection laws, warning that institutions that flout the rules will face ...

Though there remains no comprehensive nationwide, federal privacy law on the books, several states in the U.S. have passed their own privacy ...

Nigeria has emerged as a recognised player in the global data privacy and digital governance space following the signing of ...

Uganda's Personal Data Protection Office sets a precedent for Big Tech accountability in Africa by ordering Google to register with local authorities and comply with data protection laws. This ...

Under the rules, tech companies are required to implement a mechanism for collecting “verifiable” parental consent before ...