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January 13, 2022

Are Ugandan telcos equipped to protect user data?

A recent report from Unwanted Witness, a Uganda-based civil society organisation, reveals that two years on from the implementation of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act, the nation’s tech companies are still struggling with compliance.
November 17, 2021

Disparity in the data collection policies of some pan-African firms in Uganda raises privacy concerns

Image by Mr_Achraf taken on August 17, 2021. Free to use, no attribution required (CC0) By Nwachukwu Egbunike […]
November 17, 2021

Malabo Convention: African Data Regulators call for Action

By UW Team At the 3rd Data Privacy Symposium Africa, 2021 held in Kampala, one of the key takeaways […]
November 6, 2021

First “Privacy Scorecard” Finds Uganda’s Top Data Collectors Struggle with Data Protection and Privacy Compliance

Analysis of 32 organizations across seven sectors finds a lack of legal compliance in Uganda, inconsistent […]
November 5, 2021

Privacy Scorecard Report 2021

Click here to download the Privacy Scorecard Report 2021
September 30, 2021

Unwanted Witness Launches an Internet Disruption Notification Tool for the Visually Impaired.

Kampala, 30th / 09/ 2021; Unwanted Witness has launched the Network Disruption Audio Notifier (NetDAN) tool for visually […]
August 26, 2021

Register for the Privacy Symposium Africa.

Unwanted Witness together with the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and the Personal Data Protection Office Uganda, in partnership with Omidyar Network, Privacy International, and Digital Human Rights Lab is honored to host the 3rd edition of Privacy Symposium Africa 2021.
July 6, 2021

Unwanted Witness Announces a New Partner – Omidyar Network

We are extremely thrilled to announce our new partnership with Omidyar Network. Omidyar Network is a […]
June 14, 2021

Contribution to policies

Comments on the Data Protection and Privacy Regulations, 2020 Submission of Comments on the Data Protection […]
June 14, 2021

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Our Reports Chased Away and Left To Die (8) Notice of Motion – Internet Shutdown (15) NITA: Investigation […]