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Tag: African Union Convention on Cyber Digital Security and Personal Data Protection

Access Now brief: how African countries can shape cybercrime laws that protect rights

21 Dec 2016

We analyze draft laws in four countries, providing guidance to help legislators protect human rights.

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Access Now brief: how African countries can shape cybercrime laws that protect rights
21 Dec 2016
Access Now brief: how African countries can shape cybercrime laws that protect rights
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Telcos find backbone, deny Guinea’s request for users’ data

27 Jan 2016

In the west African nation of Guinea Conakry, three telcos just said “no” to government demands that they hand over all subscriber and call data.

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Telcos find backbone, deny Guinea’s request for users’ data
27 Jan 2016
Telcos find backbone, deny Guinea’s request for users’ data
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Emerging threats in cybersecurity and data protection legislation in African Union countries

13 Feb 2015

In January 2015, heads of state met at the 24th African Union Summit to discuss the “African Union Agenda 2063” with the goal of enabling “a continent on equal footing with the rest of the world as an information society.” While Access applauds the human rights protections enshrined in the convention, we are deeply troubled by draft legislation that has emerged across the continent that tramples rights in the name of implementing the convention.

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Emerging threats in cybersecurity and data protection legislation in African Union countries
13 Feb 2015
Emerging threats in cybersecurity and data protection legislation in African Union countries