State surveillance abuse threat looms large

State surveillance abuse threat looms large

by | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, News

New communications interception regulations appear to be weak on protections and enabling of rights violations. BY FREDERICO LINKS Namibia is quickly moving closer to becoming another African surveillance state as legally questionable state surveillance-enabling...
AI, Biometrics and no protection from abuse

AI, Biometrics and no protection from abuse

by | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog, News

MTC’s Verifi raises important questions and significant concerns in the absence of data protections, writes Frederico Links. FOR THE PRICE of a fingerprint and a facial scan you can get world-class security and peace of mind with regards to your mobile phone...
Data protection increasingly a Namibian concern

Data protection increasingly a Namibian concern

by | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog

BY NASHILONGO GERVASIUS-NAKALE – Two weeks ago, the media went abuzz when reporting on data stolen from the Social Security Commission’s database. This becomes yet another data security incident in Namibia, following numerous others having taken place from...