Indonesian lawmakers pass personal data protection legislation at long last
After nearly six years of back and forth, Indonesia’s parliament has finally passed the country’s data protection bill into law,…
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Nigeria, Togo pushing for personal data protection regulations
Stakeholders in Nigeria are rallying their efforts to ensure that the draft data protection regulation in the country, still pending…
Gartner forecasts consumer data protection will cover three-quarters of all people by 2024
Michael Hughes, Chief Business Officer at privacy-enhancing data science firm Duality Technologies says it is crucial for enterprises to work…
Microsoft engaging with Nigeria ID4D on capacity building, consulting on data protection
Microsoft says it will work with Nigeria’s ID4D agency to help build domestic capacity to advance the country’s data protection…
Aadhaar chugs along but India can’t get its data protection act together
India’s central government, seemingly so sure-footed with its flourishing Aadhaar biometric ID, is having a hard time moving personal data…
Stakeholders underscore importance of data protection legislation for Nigeria
Stakeholders who gathered recently in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for a consultative meeting on the country’s data protection draft legislation have…
Idemia official says data protection law vital for India’s federated ID project
India must introduce its personal data protection legislation if it is to press ahead with its federated identity infrastructure to…
Post GDPR ‘Global Britain’ to be built by restricting data protection rights, recourse
A new bill has been introduced to the UK parliament which proposes significant changes to data protection, biometrics, law enforcement,…
Singapore data protection agency outlines responsible biometric security uses
The Singaporean Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has published a guideline for the responsible use of biometric data in security applications…
New Nigerian data protection body calls for stronger privacy standards to drive digital ID
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been called upon by Nigeria’s new data privacy authority to set high standards…
