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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Privacy and Data Protection"”.
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Privacy and data protection of computer held information
The Data Protection Act 1984 is a major piece of leglislation enacted in the United Kingdom which seeks to control the storage, processing and disclosure of computer held personal data. The Act places certain obligations upon data users, gives certain rights to providers of personal data and sets …
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Empirical Investigation of the Role of Privacy and Data Protection in the Implementation of Electronic Government in Ghana
This study investigates the role of privacy and data protection in the implementation of e-government in developing countries. It examines the privacy and data protection issues which arise when e-government is introduced in Ghana. E-government is a way that governments liaise with their various …
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Privacy and data protection in eHealth in Africa - an assessment of the regulatory frameworks that govern privacy and data protection in the effective implementation of electronic health care in Africa: is there a need for reform and greater regional collaboration in regulatory policymaking?
This thesis examines and evaluates the legal protection of privacy and personal data in South Africa and across Africa in the electronic health care industry, that is, where medical services are provided to individuals by way of networked technological platforms including mobile telephones. This …
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Legalization of Privacy and Personal Data Governance: Feasibility Assessment for a New Global Framework Development
The International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners has been actively engaged in the development of a new, legally binding international framework for privacy and data protection. Given the existence of three international privacy and data protection regimes (i.e. the OECD …
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The Social, Cultural, Epistemological & Technical Basis of the Concept of 'Private' data
… Directive 95/46/EC on the basis that: “European data protection law is increasingly seen as out of date, bureaucratic and excessively prescriptive. It is showing its age and is failing to meet new challenges to privacy, such as the transfer of personal details across international borders and the …
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Protection of Personal Data in su-Saharan Africa
… by far the least developed continent in terms of protection of personal data. At present there are 11 countries out of 54 which have implemented comprehensive data privacy legislation. Nine of them namely, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritius, Senegal and Seychelles …
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Protection of Personal Data in su-Saharan Africa
… by far the least developed continent in terms of protection of personal data. At present there are 11 countries out of 54 which have implemented comprehensive data privacy legislation. Nine of them namely, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritius, Senegal and Seychelles …
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Protection of Personal Data in su-Saharan Africa
… by far the least developed continent in terms of protection of personal data. At present there are 11 countries out of 54 which have implemented comprehensive data privacy legislation. Nine of them namely, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritius, Senegal and Seychelles …
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EU politics and the making of the General Data Protection Regulation: Consociationalism, policy networks and institutionalism in the process of balancing actor interests
… the policy process of adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), replacing the EU Directive 95/46/EC, the global “golden standard” setter in the field of privacy and data protection. The GDPR was proposed in January 2012 and was adopted in April 2016 following a highly …
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Legal and ethical challenges in cybersecurity governance: a South African perspective on corporate responsibility and protection against cybercrimes
… governance, presenting challenging moral and legal issues for businesses all over the world. This dissertation examines the complex relationship between legal frameworks, ethical deliberations, and organisational duties as they relate to cybersecurity within the context of corporate …
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The EU police and criminal justice data protection directive : from proposal to implementation
… to relentless criticism due to its shortcomings and deficiencies in the data protection rules it contains. It was described as a step further from the previous situation, yet far from meeting the expectations that many hoped for, in particular due to the lack of harmonisation it achieved. A year …
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Property rights in personal information: A South African perspective
Technological advancements and the increasing speed of communication have given rise to the development of new products and business models. Personal information is a central element of these novel business models. Data subjects can exchange their personal information for goods and services, and …
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How is user trust in cloud computing affected by legal problems relating to data protection in cloud computing? and how can user trust in cloud computing be built?
… features of cloud computing pose some privacy and data protection (DP) risks to cloud users, and these risks have become their major concerns.Especially after the revelations about the United States (US) government's mas ssurveillance programme in 2013, many surveys have shown that …
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A cryptographic approach to location privacy
… services (LBS) has driven an escalating demand for personalised and context-aware applications, enriching user experiences across health, weather, and navigation sectors. These services offer valuable insights into various applications using large-scale datasets of individual mobility …
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A Review of Data Protection Regulations and the Right to Privacy: the case of the US and India
<p>Since 1948 and the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the concept of privacy has grown more complex with the rise of technology and a shift to the internet. In particular, the unregulated use of technologies that can capture individuals' personal data without their knowledge …