Regional Coordination: Lessons from the Data Privacy Learning Series
The fourth workshop of the Data Privacy Learning Series took place on March 10th, 2022, and discussed regional coordination among civil society organizations in the Global South to advance data protection. The discussion departed from concrete cases and built on some of the points made in previous workshops, especially regarding advocacy strategies and campaigns carried […]
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 […]
Advocacy and Communications Strategies: Lessons from the Data Privacy Learning Series
This workshop took place in the context of the Data Privacy Learning Series, a series of five events with members of the ADAPT project, whose goal is to tackle concrete issues around advocacy and activism on data protection in the Global South. The series is being conducted by Data Privacy Brasil Research Association with the […]
The double-edged sword of a decentralized approach to data protection legislation in Nigeria
Personal information, often the subject of the right to privacy, is all over the internet today. This information, for the longest time, has been mined, shared, and used without recourse because of the “smoke screen” safety that the internet provides. Where people cannot physically see harm, they tend to feel a sense of safety. An […]
