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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 […]
June 8, 2021

‘Chased Away and Left to Die’: New human rights report finds that Uganda’s national digital ID system leads to mass exclusion

Uganda’s national digital ID system, a government showpiece that is of major importance for how individuals in Uganda access their social rights, leads to mass exclusion.
May 6, 2021

Ugandan Regulators must enforce compliance with the DPPA 2019

By Zaidah Ramathan, Unwanted Witness. May 6, 2021: Ugandan Data regulators urged to enforce compliance with […]