The global debate around data privacy intensified this week after Meta Platforms moved to challenge a major European decision restricting how social media companies use personal data for advertising. The case linked to enforcement actions by the European Data Protection Board could significantly reshape the future of targeted advertising, user consent, and digital privacy across […]
Authentication token theft has become one of the most dangerous and underreported threats facing modern enterprises. While organizations invest heavily in passwords, firewalls, and even multi-factor authentication, attackers increasingly bypass those controls by stealing the very tokens that prove a user is already authenticated. In 2023 and 2024, multiple high-profile breaches demonstrated that once authentication […]
Understanding What It Means, Why It Matters, and How Institutions Can Respond The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched a comprehensive sector‑wide compliance investigation into tertiary institutions across Nigeria, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. This initiative is aimed at ensuring strict adherence to the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA), a modern […]
In a significant move for data protection enforcement, Nigeria’s data regulator — the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — has opened a formal investigation into Chinese‑owned e‑commerce platform Temu over potential violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). The probe centers on the platform’s handling of personal data, including online surveillance, transparency, data minimisation, […]