In Brief: Zimbabwe is requiring organizations, including churches and WhatsApp groups, to pay for licenses to use first-party data
Cost will range from US$50 to US$2500, and groups must appoint a data protection officer approved by the regulator.
Cost will range from US$50 to US$2500, and groups must appoint a data protection officer approved by the regulator.
This is now in violation of the country’s Digital Private Data Protection Act (DPDP).
The breach included having the data of thousands of customers compromised, possibly even the prime minister’s.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.