GUEST OPINION: In today's digital age, data protection has become a paramount concern for individuals, businesses, and governments alike. With the increasing reliance on digital technologies and the ...

The government has released the first draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill for public consultation, asking stakeholders to submit their views on it by December 17. The fourth principle ...

In an era where data is as valuable as currency, the importance of safeguarding personal information cannot be overstated. With the introduction of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ...

The story so far: The latest draft of the data protection law — the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill, 2022) — has now been made open for public comments and the government is ...

By Dennis AKWABOAH Ghana’s Data Protection Bill, 2025 represents a significant overhaul of the country’s data privacy framework. It seeks to repeal and replace the Data Protection Act 2012, (Act 843), ...

In late 2022, UNHCR adopted the General Policy on Personal Data and Privacy (GDPP) issued by the High Commissioner Filippo Grandi. The new policy establishes an ...

By Dennis AKWABOAH The Data Protection Bill, 2025 (the ‘Bill’) represents a transformative step in Ghana’s data governance landscape. Replacing the 2012 Act, it introduces stricter privacy protections ...

The first country to seriously address the issue of protecting digital personal data was the United States of America. In a report titled Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens issued in 1973, ...

Resettlement relies on the processing of personal data of refugees. This personal data is collected and processed for the purposes of assessing an individual’s eligibility and suitability for ...