Desafíos Comunes Sobre Protección de Datos En Ecuador y Bolivia
El constante desarrollo de las tecnologías y la expansión del uso de internet han determinado, a nivel global, la necesidad de contar con mecanismos que salvaguarden el ejercicio de derechos al momento de usar las tecnologías. Uno de esos mecanismos se refiere a la aprobación de Leyes específicas que amplíen garantías constitucionales referidas a la […]
Why Ethiopia Urgently Needs a Robust Data Protection Policy
By Befekadu Hailu, Executive Director at the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) The Global Context In 2006, the British mathematician Clive Humby coined what is now a popular phrase; “data is the new oil”. In 2022, five of top earning corporations around the world are working in the area of information […]
Understanding the Challenges Data Protection Regulators Face: A Global Struggle Towards Implementation, Independence, and Enforcement
Available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish (see links below) Since 2018, over sixty countries around the world have enacted or proposed new data protection laws, with those numbers steadily increasing each year. Data protection regulatory bodies and agencies are entrusted with massive responsibilities to enforce these newly passed laws across all sectors of society- often […]
Prospects and Challenges of the Ethiopian Data Protection Commission
Ethiopia has not yet adopted a personal data protection law. While there are some scattered legislations that deal with data protection related issues such as the criminal code and the computer crime proclamation, there is no comprehensive legislation that regulates data protection in Ethiopia. However, in 2020 the government of Ethiopia under the auspices of […]
Independence of Data Protection Authorities: Lessons from the Data Privacy Learning Series
The third workshop of the Data Privacy Learning Series took place on February 1st, 2022, and discussed the challenges in creating and maintaining independent data protection authorities in the ADAPT partner countries, some having passed comprehensive data protection legislation and others currently discussing it. The choice of subject for the workshop was validated by talks […]
Exceptions to Data Protection Regulations: Lessons from the Data Privacy Learning Series
When discussing data protection regulations, particularly the passage of comprehensive data protection laws, the issue of what falls within scope and what exemptions exist to circumvent them often arises. This comes into focus in reviewing the cases in which personal data processing for the purposes of public security, national defense or criminal persecution are weakened […]
The need for regulations to comply with the new Data Protection Law in Ecuador
When talking about personal data, it is essential to study its value, importance, and transversality. Personal data is relevant for the design and architecture of communication technologies; however, we must not ignore its scope of protection. The inappropriate processing of personal data affects the effectiveness of public and private management and the constitutional rights of […]
