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The publication of the Spectrum Policy follows the Minister’s invitation to interested parties to provide written .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-african-spectrum-trading-and-sharing-a-new-spectrum-management-regime) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Right to privacy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/right-to-privacy) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [Tanzania: Privacy rights and image exploitation: An analysis of Tanzanian High Court Case](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-privacy-rights-and-image-exploitation-an-analysis-of-tanzanian-high-court-case) On 13 October 2023, the Commercial Division of the High Court of the United Republic of Tanzania considered an appeal centred on the right to privacy. Briefly, the Respondents in the appeal - 3 elite Tanzanian athletes - had filed Civil Case No 15 of 2021 in the Arusha Di.. 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The Policy recognises that data and cloud technologies ha.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africas-new-national-cloud-and-data-policy-a-strategic-shift) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [ALN](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/aln) ## [Navigating East Africa’s Data Protection Framework: A Guide for Investors in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/navigating-east-africas-data-protection-framework-a-guide-for-investors-in-kenya-uganda-and-tanzania) The number of data protection laws in Africa has more than doubled in the last decade, and a third of these laws were passed in just the last five years. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have each adopted data protection legislative frameworks modelled on the European Union’s .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/navigating-east-africas-data-protection-framework-a-guide-for-investors-in-kenya-uganda-and-tanzania) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Aelex](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/aelex) ## [NCC Suspends Issuance of Licences](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ncc-suspends-issuance-of-licences) In a public notice issued on the 17th of May, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notified stakeholders of the temporary suspension of licences in three categories, namely: Interconnect Exchange License (‘IEX’), Mobile Virtual Network Operator License (‘MVNO’), a.. 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