Data Protection Bill by ICT Ministry
We have another Data Protection Bill in circulation. This one has been drafted by the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology. My view is that the ICT Ministry and Senate should [...]
The Need to Tame Commercialised Use of Data
When an individual is afflicted by a dependency condition, we do not treat them by according them unfettered access to the substances they are dependent on. It is instructive that such an [...]
The Need for ‘Public Use of Data’
Last week I discussed the need to protect data owners from having their data collected, collated, analysed, stored and used without their express consent. Ideally, calling for protection of the [...]
How much do you care about your data?
Do the following scenarios ring a bell? 1. You walk into an establishment, you purchase goods or services through MPesa, a few hours or days later, the establishment in bombarding you with [...]
Data Protection Bill, 2018 Memorandum
Here are my reflections on the proposed Data Protection Bill, 2018 as presented to the Senate ICT Committee.
Data Protection Bill, 2018
In response to the raging debate on data protection and perhaps in view of the ongoing debate in Europe on the coming into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a Data [...]