Podcast #2: Defending Human Rights in the Digital Age
In the second episode of Human Rights and the Digital Podcast, Charity Mugasha and Phillip Ayazika, together with their guest Brian Geoffre…
Cyber Laws and Regulations
Surfing in the internet comes with many threats. Serious crimes like Phishing and the collection of user data, as well as the use of spyware are on the rise. Cyber Laws and Regulations, one of the newest areas of the legal system, create the offenses and penalties for those crimes. At the same time regulations help users to surf safely and keep their data protected.
On the one hand crimes can be directed at computers, data or information communications technologies (ICTs). On the other hand crimes can be committed by people using computers or ICT.
With those crimes becoming a global problem a coordinated international response is required. The great challenge for the law enforcement agencies and prosecutors lies in the constant amendment of the laws, as the ICT landscape is a constantly and fast changing environment.
In order to safeguard human rights in this digital age, it is time to start treating cybersecurity as a human right issue.
Projects
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Salvaging the Shrinking Digital Space in Uganda through Research and Advocacy Project
A free, secure and accessible Internet for all.
This project is led by Unwanted Witness, who collaborate with Barefoot Law and 8tech Consult Ltd.
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Empowering Human Rights Defenders with Legal and Digital Fortitude Project
Supporting those who support us.
This Project is led by Barefoot Law who partnered up with ThinVoid, WOUGNET and Unwanted Witness.
