An Analysis of the Eficacy of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 in Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Linda Caroline Arinda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-17T16:46:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-17T16:46:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-05-16 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The President signed the long-awaited and desperately needed Data Protection and Privacy Bill of 2018 into law on February 25, 2019.The acquisition, storage, processing, and use of personal data by a variety of entities (including government agencies, businesses, and private institutions operating both within and outside Uganda) is regulated by the Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019 ("the Act"). Uganda has made efforts to emulate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, which mandates member states to safeguard the privacy and data usage rights of their citizens both inside and outside the economic bloc. As a result, the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, in addition to the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019, and other legislation, fail to meet the standards of international data privacy best practices. This Act contains numerous opportunities to safeguard the Right to Privacy, but it also contains loopholes that ensure enforcement will fail | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1453 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | An Analysis of the Eficacy of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 in Uganda | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |