Ripe for surveillance abuse – Unpacking Namibia’s SIM card registration limbo
BY FREDERICO LINKS – Namibia is one of the last hold-outs on the African continent when it comes to mandatory SIM card registration, but indications are the country is now moving to officially operationalise such a system, even as the relevant sections of the...
The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part II)
BY FREDERICO LINKS – On 30 June 2015, the day he announced the appointment of Philemon Malima as director general of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, President Hage Geingob stated to the media: “I will not allow anyone to spy on Namibians but they...
Cybersecurity needs a multi-stakeholder approach
Namibian civil society organisations have called for a multi-stakeholder approach to finding solutions to combat cyber security and crime in the country. This is reflected in a report titled ‘Tackling cyber security/crime in Namibia: calling for a human rights...
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