A Value Assessment of Personal Data: Towards Greater Privacy Consciousness in Africa

Efe Lawrence-Ogbeide; Chiemeka Felix Nwosu; Olumide Babalola

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A Value Assessment of Personal Data: Towards Greater Privacy Consciousness in Africa

Efe Lawrence-Ogbeide, Chiemeka Felix Nwosu, Olumide Babalola

Published in International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 6, Issue 3)

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The world has become a global village, as the digital age has increased our interconnectedness. A crucial component in this digitalization era is personal information-based data or big data; literally, the string that connects many modern devices and web applications most people today cannot live without. Accordingly, a reinforced consciousness drive towards personal data protection is pivotal. This is the core of this article, and our focus is Africa. On the one hand, it can be argued that African legal regimes contribute to a situation where laws are either unnecessarily delayed or, if they exist, do not necessarily address the peculiar circumstances of the clime, but rather use a 'cut and paste' approach. On the other hand, there is the question of how much responsibility individuals impose on themselves, in terms of safeguarding their personal information when exploring the digital age, we live in. This article takes a comparative approach to consider both factors, emphasizing the critical need for improved privacy consciousness in African countries, as the number of its people using smart devices, the internet, and other data-based applications, grows. The work is particularly relevant, considering that primary data protection laws are evolving in the region.

Published in	International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 6, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijls.20230603.18
Page(s)	229-240
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Africa, Data Protection, Personal Data, Privacy, Privacy Consciousness, Privacy Paradox

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Efe Lawrence-Ogbeide

Faculty of Law, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Chiemeka Felix Nwosu

Data Protection and Intellectual Property, The University of Law, Leeds, United Kingdom
Olumide Babalola

Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20230603.18},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijls.20230603.18},
  abstract = {The world has become a global village, as the digital age has increased our interconnectedness. A crucial component in this digitalization era is personal information-based data or big data; literally, the string that connects many modern devices and web applications most people today cannot live without. Accordingly, a reinforced consciousness drive towards personal data protection is pivotal. This is the core of this article, and our focus is Africa. On the one hand, it can be argued that African legal regimes contribute to a situation where laws are either unnecessarily delayed or, if they exist, do not necessarily address the peculiar circumstances of the clime, but rather use a 'cut and paste' approach. On the other hand, there is the question of how much responsibility individuals impose on themselves, in terms of safeguarding their personal information when exploring the digital age, we live in. This article takes a comparative approach to consider both factors, emphasizing the critical need for improved privacy consciousness in African countries, as the number of its people using smart devices, the internet, and other data-based applications, grows. The work is particularly relevant, considering that primary data protection laws are evolving in the region.},
 year = {2023}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Value Assessment of Personal Data: Towards Greater Privacy Consciousness in Africa
AU  - Efe Lawrence-Ogbeide
AU  - Chiemeka Felix Nwosu
AU  - Olumide Babalola
Y1  - 2023/08/05
PY  - 2023
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20230603.18
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijls.20230603.18
T2  - International Journal of Law and Society
JF  - International Journal of Law and Society
JO  - International Journal of Law and Society
SP  - 229
EP  - 240
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-1908
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20230603.18
AB  - The world has become a global village, as the digital age has increased our interconnectedness. A crucial component in this digitalization era is personal information-based data or big data; literally, the string that connects many modern devices and web applications most people today cannot live without. Accordingly, a reinforced consciousness drive towards personal data protection is pivotal. This is the core of this article, and our focus is Africa. On the one hand, it can be argued that African legal regimes contribute to a situation where laws are either unnecessarily delayed or, if they exist, do not necessarily address the peculiar circumstances of the clime, but rather use a 'cut and paste' approach. On the other hand, there is the question of how much responsibility individuals impose on themselves, in terms of safeguarding their personal information when exploring the digital age, we live in. This article takes a comparative approach to consider both factors, emphasizing the critical need for improved privacy consciousness in African countries, as the number of its people using smart devices, the internet, and other data-based applications, grows. The work is particularly relevant, considering that primary data protection laws are evolving in the region.
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
ER  -

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