Privacy Notices – what to look out for when you read
Let us begin with the right foundation to drive home the relevant education to guide organizations and provide insights to invigorate the well-informed. Privacy Policy and Privacy Notice are two…
Privacy in the Workplace
Privacy and Personal Information The concept of privacy refers to our capacity to keep our private information to ourselves and to manage the consequences of disclosing it to others. Information…
Data Mapping – a critical foundation for privacy compliance
NOTE Compliance of any kind is a continuous journey that must be carefully planned and adhered to religiously. Privacy is a non-negotiable right that EVERYONE is entitled to. Data Privacy…
Children’s Privacy in School
… A concern to both parents and school authorities Parental concerns about children’s privacy are rising due to the growing use of diverse educational technologies to collect detailed information about…
Data Protection and Privacy Principles
January 28 every year is celebrated as International Data Privacy Day - an international effort to create an awareness of the importance of privacy and personal data protection. With the…
Data protection in Africa
2021 will see these changes applied and for Ghana and other African digital economies to grow, we must push for enforcement and compliance, and fall in line with the international standard set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Mobile App Permissions – what you need to know
The growth of the mobile application (app) industry is on the ascendancy. Using smartphones has increased and serves as a major driver of innovations. Companies have leveraged the capability of…
The Deception of Forwarded Messages and Links
The value of data has led to increasing demand for it. Researchers and innovators need a lot of data of all kinds to bring about new products and services, improve…
Manage Your Privacy, Safeguard Your Personal Data
The concept of privacy varies widely among countries, cultures and jurisdictions. It is shaped by public expectations and legal interpretations; as such, a concise definition is elusive if not impossible. Privacy rights or obligations are related to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and destruction of personal data. At the end of the day, privacy is about the accountability of organizations to people about whom they collect data, as well as the transparency to an organization’s practice around personal information.
