The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that 2026 will be a decisive year for the enforcement of Ghana’s data protection laws, warning that institutions that flout the rules will face ...

Between 2020 and 2024, 20 states enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, and many observers assumed 2025 would see continued proliferation.

By Buertey Francis BORYOR The Data Protection Commission (DPC), in partnership with the Ghana Association of Privacy ...

Under the rules, tech companies are required to implement a mechanism for collecting “verifiable” parental consent before ...

February 19, 2025 - Data laws are those laws specifically created to address issues regarding the collection and use of data about people. Data law is a part of cyberlaw, and cyberlaw is a part of all ...

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person's brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person's health, mental ...

On 21 March 2025, the New Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Private Parties came into effect, superseding and repealing the prior data protection law. The new law ...

Uganda's Personal Data Protection Office sets a precedent for Big Tech accountability in Africa by ordering Google to register with local authorities and comply with data protection laws. This ...

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued 184 compensation orders to Kenyans affected by data breaches ...

The number of individual US states with local data privacy legislation on their statute books has expanded rapidly in 2025, with nine more state laws coming into effect this year and three more states ...