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Minister of Basic Education vs. Information Regulator of South Africa & 3 others - Case No 148459/24
Winnie Nyakerario Charles vs. China Square Kenya Kisumu Branch — ODPC Complaint No. 0688 of 2025
Chrispus Hedrick Namuye vs. Bliss Park Hotel — ODPC Complaint No. 0778 of 2025
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Information on health data laws (including digital health) and relevant determinations, formerly listed as separate categories, has now been integrated into the Country Databases.
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One Topic. Many Legal Realities
See how countries treat the issues that matter most in day-to-day compliance - from data transfers and marketing rules to sensitive data and core legal definitions → Explore Country Summaries
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The Cases Defining Data Protection
Discover how courts and regulators are interpreting privacy laws → Explore the Jurisprudence Tracker
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Enforcement activity
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Hello, I'm Margaret,
I did not plan to write a book. For the last few years I have been building this site as a place to gather every Kenyan data protection determination and appeal into one searchable home. The database grew, and so did one question, asked over and over by in-house counsel, compliance officers and DPOs across the region: "This is all very interesting, but what do I actually do with it?"
This book is my answer.
It is not a textbook, and it is not a statute commentary. It is the case law itself, read as a working playbook. Real determinations from the ODPC, real appeals from the High Court, each one turned into something you can act on Monday morning. The wins, the losses, the schools and lenders and lodges that learned the hard way, and the practical lesson sitting inside each.
I wrote it for the people doing the work. I hope it saves you some time, and a few mistakes.
Margaret