Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

Alt Advisory cautions that the use of artificial intelligence to build a profile of people based on their personal information is “a central feature of surveillance capitalism, and yet mostly shrouded in secrecy.”

Submissions on the implications on freedom of expression and privacy fell on deaf ears, as Uganda’s parliament passes what CIPESA describes as a regressive law on the misuse of social media and hate speech.

Rwandese and Congolese journalists commit to engaging in best practices, to counter the increase in hate speech and spread of disinformation in volatile border conflict.

The LEXOTA platform, which tracks disinformation laws, policies and patterns in sub Saharan Africa, has been reviewed and updated to better serve CSOs and groups that fight disinformation.

During the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights’ 71st ordinary session, CIPESA made a submission asking African countries to urgently ratify and implement the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Citizens acknowledge that Togo’s digital ID programme may help curb fraud but are concerned with handing their personal information to a government with a penchant for surveillance.

The multiple taxes, including those on the import of handsets and ICT equipment, as well as the use of digital services and data, hampers Ugandans from enjoying the full benefits of their online rights.

States are disregarding regional and international norms in protecting privacy and data because they are more focused on surveillance of their citizens.