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Morocco : artificial intelligence and international cooperation
“If left unchecked, generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other AI technologies could seriously undermine privacy and…
The entry into force of the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Data Protection: what is its relevance nine years on?
The Malabo Convention on Cybersecurity and Data Protection (hereinafter “the Convention”) entered into force in June…
South African data protection authority fines Department of Justice around €250,000 for data breach
On 3 July 2023, the Personal Data Protection Authority of South Africa, hereinafter referred to as…
Senegal: Brioche Dorée’s application for authorisation of a biometric system based on facial recognition is rejected
In the first quater of 2023 ? Senegal’s personal data protection commission (CDP) has decided to…
Angolan data protection authority fines Africell €140,000
The Agência de Protecção de Dados (APD), the Angolan data protection authority, has imposed a fine…
South Africa: the Data Protection Authority publishes an enforcement notice against the Department of Justice
The South African Data Protection Authority (Information Regulator) has issued an enforcement notice to the Department…
The Ugandan Data Protection Authority publishes a report on the training of DPOs
The Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), Uganda’s data protection authority, has published its report assessing the…
Kenya : ODPC fines three organisations
In recent months, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has imposed three fines on…
A complaint against TikTok has been lodged with the CDP in Senegal
The association of companies in the ICT sector (RESTIC) has lodged a complaint against TikTok for…
Benin: implementation of monitoring missions
Judicial police officers and agents assigned to the control and litigation department of the Personal Data…