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Companies who breach privacy laws are now set to feel the full weight of the new data act after it received parliamentary nod last week.

The much-awaited regulations for the implementation of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (the DPA), which were gazetted in January, have been approved and are now in force.

The Data Protection Commission of Ghana has started compiling a list of non-compliant data controllers to be forwarded to the Attorney General’s department to commence legal proceedings. A press release by the commission copied to News Ghana indicated that, "this follows refusal by some Data Controllers to register with the…

Parliament has the task to assess the Regulations, and if no issues are raised for a revision, then the regulations will come into effect.

The Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019 (the “DPA”) entered into force on 25th November 2019 marking a significant milestone with respect to the protection of personal data in Kenya. Please...

To commemorate the 2022 Data Privacy Day celebration, Ademikun Adeseyoju, Team Lead, Data Protection & Privacy Compliance Department of DataPro Limited; a leading Compliance Solutions Company in Nigeria, and one of the licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCO) speaks on the history and significance of the day as well as the achievements of the NDPR […]

A landmark smart city data project has paved the way for cities to solve complex transport problems and shown how passenger trip data can be

As per the Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board ("The Board") dated June 6,2021 and numbered 2021/571, the exemptions for The Registry of the Data Controllers ("VERBIS")...

In partnership with the Kenya Red Cross Society & the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, ICRC is inviting you for a Data Protection Symposium to raise awareness among humanitarian organizations and other actors on personal data protection principles as applied in humanitarian activities. The symposium will also explore the intersection of humanitarian activities and other sectors, as often humanitarian organizations have to rely on third parties to achieve humanitarian objectives. For ...

Long-awaited SCCs for EU Data Transfers Adopted by European Commission with 18-month Transition Period - The EU has a cross-border data transfer framework gift for you!...