Tag: Data Protection

Regulating Emerging Technology: Challenges and Frameworks of a State’s Effort

Introduction As technology rapidly advances, policies, laws, and regulators face the challenging task of balancing between encouraging innovation and the need for healthy competition, consumer protection & data protection – among other regulations. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and blockchain present unique regulatory hurdles that demand careful consideration when creating […]...

My Journey lodging a data protection complaint with the ODPC

Last year, on December 28th, I received a text message from a digital lender that took me down an illuminating data protection journey. The text message read: “DEAR GUARANTOR inform Bernard XXXX...

12 Apr 2024

Urgent need for stronger SACCO regulations amidst digital transformation and surge in savings.

Data from the State Department of Cooperatives showed that savings in Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) grew by 15.6% to 1.047 trillion from 906 billion as of December 2023. This i...

9 Mar 2024

Professional ethics and data privacy: Social media use for healthcare professionals in the wake of Dr Mbiti controversy

The intersection of social media and professional ethics has become increasingly complex, especially in fields as sensitive as healthcare. The recent controversy surrounding Dr Dennis Mbiti, known as ...

16 Feb 2024

You can run, but you can’t hide: As Kenya adopts CRS, calls for balancing tax transparency with data privacy concerns emerge.

Kenyan commercial banks have started implementing the Common Reporting Standards (CRS), a tax procedures regulation of 2023. This regulation requires all Kenyan banks, trusts, and other financial inst...

17 Nov 2023

AU Data Governance Policy Framework unveils strategies for intra-continental collaboration and innovation

On July 28, 2022, the African Union (AU) released its Data Policy Framework. The Framework aims to provide a multi-year blueprint outlining how the AU will accomplish its goals for Africa’s digital ...

6 Nov 2023

Data protection and privacy: A guide to avoid event privacy pitfalls

In the advent of the new adage that ‘data is the new gold’, entities are increasingly relying on data to drive their business decisions and as the basis for profit optimization. However, the colle...

25 Jul 2023

The fly in the ointment of Threads hype is data privacy and competition concerns

Meta’s recent launch of the Threads app has captured substantial attention, stemming not only from its rapid user adoption but also from the growing concerns over potential data privacy and comp...

31 Mar 2023

Corporates, influencers and copyright: Navigating the tide and entrenching a culture of compliance Precedent-setting decision?

If the recent pronunciation by a court in a copyright suit by Hip Hop artiste Hubert Nakitare, alias Nonini, against Japanese company Syinix Electronics Ltd and influencer Brian Mutinda, does not ring...

27 Jan 2023

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