The data of 7.5 million customers of BoAt, which bills itself India’s top audio and wearables brand, has been exposed and has surfaced on the dark web, according to Forbes. Leaked data includes personal information including names, addresses, customer IDs and email IDs and may expose customers to phishing, fraud, and identity theft.

Ethiopia is another country moving ahead with federal privacy legislation. Its House of Representatives passed the Personal Data Protection Proclamation (PDPP) to safeguard the data of individuals and legislate data collection and processing. This is being done in tandem with plans to issue digital IDs to all categories of citizens, including refugees.