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Sep 06

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-09-06
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Need for Better Intellectual Property Protection of Software in Nigeria

By: Seun Lari-Williams From the control of various machines such as aircrafts, pacemakers, and other medical devices to the movie and video game industry, it is safe to say that software permeates modern society. Indeed, the global business software and services market size was valued at USD 389.86...

Sep 06

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-09-06
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Clarifying the Data Protection Obligations of Cloud Providers and Cloud Customers in Nigeria

By: Chukwuyere Ebere Izuogu It is generally assumed by some cloud customers in Nigeria that since they do not provide the cloud service, they have no compliance obligation if the cloud service is used to process the personal data of individuals in Nigeria. But as will be explained below, this is inc...

Aug 05

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-08-05
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Africa’s Digital Healthcare System

By : Yugbovwre Esther Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic rocked the foundation of healthcare systems around the world with how fast and how wide it spread. It easily exposed the gaps that exist in healthcare systems around the world. This was no surprise considering sub-Saharan Africa is home to man...

Jul 08

In: Blog , Policy Briefs , Publications
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-07-08
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PUBLIC PARADE OF SUSPECTS ON SOCIAL AND NEWS MEDIA: A DATA PROTECTION PERSPECTIVE

By: Omotojola Yusuf Introduction The social media and news media are awash with pictures of people suspected by law enforcement agencies of having committed crimes. The pictures come with names, alleged offenses, age, and sometimes, workplace. A visit to the Twitter[1] and Facebook[2] pages of the E...

Jun 30

In: Policy Briefs , Publications , Research
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-06-30
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THE EMERGENCE OF A GLOBAL ECONOMY: THE DATA LOCALISATION PARADOX

By Victoria Oloni ABSTRACT: It is pertinent to adopt policies that encourage globalisation and transnational relations in the information age, not policies that restrict global trade. This article examines the concept of Data Localization, the objectives and implications of Data Localization. It exa...

May 04

In: Blog , Policy Briefs , Publications
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-05-04
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Is Blockchain the Future of Copyright Protection?

By: Seun Lari-Williams Introduction There is no gainsaying the fact that the lack of adequate protection of copyright in Nigeria is heightened in this era of the digital revolution, which has little or no respect for territorial borders. As it stands, once a copyrighted material is uploaded on the i...

Apr 19

In: Blog , Policy Briefs , Publications
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-04-19
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Empowering Authors in Nigeria via Fairer Copyright Contract Law: Authors’ Activism

By: Seun Lari-Williams “A day will come, when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as whiskey, or any other of the necessaries of life.” — Mark Twain, speech in Montreal, Quebec, 1881. The world has come a long way since Mark Twain and others like him lobbied for intelle...

Mar 25

In: Blog , Policy Briefs
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2021-03-25
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Five Data Protection Issues in CBN’s Regulatory Framework for Open Banking

By: Chukwuyere Ebere Izuogu On 17 February 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Regulatory Framework for Open Banking in Nigeria (the Open Banking Framework). One of the objectives of the Open Banking Framework is promote competition in banking and other financial services and e...

Dec 17

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-12-17
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LOSS OF PRIVACY RESULTING FROM AN ABUSIVE EXERCISE OF MARKET POWER IN THE US FACEBOOK COMPLAINT

By: Chukwuyere Ebere Izuogu On 9 December 2020, two separate complaints were filed in the US against Facebook, the largest social media networking service in the world. In one case, the Attorney General of the State of New-York and Attorneys General of forty-seven other states in the US alleged amon...

Dec 03

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-12-03
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Keeping Up with the Dynamics: How has Nigeria fared in Data Protection so far?

By Musa Omayi Sandra : Let’s begin with a story. Oyiza downloads ‘BEAB’, a period tracking application from her phones Google Play store, because she finally got tired of her period coming unannounced each month. For her to use the application, she must provide her name, email address, date of...

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