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Kenya Halts Biometric ID Program Due to Usage Concerns

by Kevin NamunwaAnalysis NEWSFebruary 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Kenya aimed to make the biometric ID compulsory to access services such as education, housing, healthcare, and voting.

How Safe is Your Personal Data?

by BARRY COOKOPINION TECHNOLOGYFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020

When customers give companies their information, they are giving them their trust that they will in turn protect data.

How a SIM-card Registration Threatens Your Privacy

by Hakeenah N. NjengaTECHNOLOGYJanuary 23, 2020January 23, 2020

If a telco agreed to reset your sim details, you not only risk losing your money in the mobile wallet but the peace of mind

Data Protection and the Quest for Privacy

by NDUNGU WAINAINAOpinion/CommentOctober 23, 2019October 29, 2019

Kenya Parliament is debating the crucial Data Protection Bill. This…

Facial Payments in China Set Stage for Killing ATM Cards, Mobile Money

by Mike NjorogeTECHNOLOGYSeptember 6, 2019September 9, 2019

Chinas facial payment technology may very well find itself across the world and especially in Africa, where China invests heavily.

Why the 2019 Census Should Worry You Over Privacy

by Hakeenah N. NjengaAnalysisAugust 23, 2019August 27, 2019

The much-hyped national census in Kenya is on us and…

In Kenya, Cambridge Analytica scandal sounded unheeded alarm bells

by Mike NjorogeTECHNOLOGYMarch 18, 2019March 18, 2019

It led to Facebook’s tumultous year, as Cambridge Analytica exposed…