Authoritarian alliances and politicking of data in Africa

Bev Townsend; Arthur  Gwagwa

doi:10.54501/jots.v2i1.111

Authoritarian alliances and politicking of data in Africa

Bev Townsend^*, Arthur Gwagwa

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Abstract

This research note explores the need for research into increasing accounts of the unregulated acquisition, use, and control of personal data by foreign states in collaboration with certain African states. Limited local research on the acquisition of large-scale digital data by African author- itarian governments, with the backing of certain foreign actors, has meant that African civil society has insufficiently advocated against its human rights implications. Yet these practices are not new and are a contin- uation of authoritarian influence into the digital era.

Original language	English
Type	Research Note
Publisher	Journal of Online Trust & Safety
Number of pages	8
Edition	1
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54501/jots.v2i1.111
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2023

Keywords

Data, Africa, Research

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