Data Privacy
Essential discussions on data privacy issues, legislation, and protection strategies.
- How To/ Explained
How to read Kenya’s landmark phone number recycling judgment: Full 42-page PDF inside
For those of you who have been following the High Court’s landmark decision on mobile number recycling, the conversation just…
- News
Your Safaricom, Airtel line is officially your digital identity as High Court bans phone number recycling
For years, I’ve argued that our telecoms treat our phone numbers like second-hand shirts, tossing them back into the market…
- Interesting Reads
Safaricom Will Hide Your Name and Phone Number When You Send M-Pesa—Everything Explained!
Starting March 24, M-Pesa will hide your phone number in Send Money notifications. Here's everything that's changing.
- News
Safaricom now requires a Police OB to get your full M-PESA statement
While Safaricom’s push to mask phone numbers in everyday M-PESA transactions is a net positive for privacy, their strict interpretation…
- News
Safaricom starts hiding phone numbers in M-PESA messages: Here’s what it looks like
As M-PESA celebrates its 19th anniversary this March, Safaricom is making a massive change to how our transaction messages look.…
- News
Meta Ray-Ban AI Glasses under scrutiny as Kenyan workers admit reviewing intimate user footage, including sex & undressing
A sweeping joint investigation published late last month by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten has exposed a massive, hidden…
- News
CBK approves phone number masking in Lipa na M-Pesa Till and Paybill transactions
At Techish Kenya, we have been beating the drum for digital privacy for years. We’ve written about the risks of…
- Opinion
The Silicon Savannah’s Blind Spot: Building Data Centers on Broken Privacy
Kenya leads Africa’s data centre market, yet weak regulations and AI labour exploitation leave citizens vulnerable to severe privacy breaches.
- Opinion
How a ‘Russian Creator’ Weaponised Wearables Against African Women
Russian creator faces charges in Kenya and Ghana for secretly recording and monetising intimate videos of women using smart glasses.
- News
Apple’s new iOS 26.3 feature limits how precisely mobile networks can track your location
Apple has never been shy about cutting the cord on data tracking, usually to the detriment of advertisers. Now, with…
- Interesting Reads
Kiongozi Online Wants to Solve Kenya’s Voter Information Gap Before 2027
Kiongozi Online launches to bridge Kenya’s voter information gap before 2027, providing verified candidate profiles, manifestos, and polling station directions.
- News
CA’s latest consumer complaints data shows fraud and customer care still failing users
While telecom services dominate complaint volumes, consumer data from the CA shows that some of the most frustrating and risky…
- Featured
Safaricom vs Airtel: Who is doing better at fighting spam SMS?
If you’re a Safaricom user in Kenya right now, your SMS inbox likely looks like a crime scene. Between unsolicited…
- Interesting Reads
Report: How DCI installed FlexiSPY on OPPO, Samsung, & Redmi phones to spy on calls, messages, & location
A growing digital surveillance scandal is unfolding in Kenya after forensic reports confirmed that phones seized from journalists linked to…
- News
How a WhatsApp Tweet About ‘lol’ Ignited a Firestorm Over Privacy
A WhatsApp joke, "we see you," caused a privacy firestorm as users, distrustful of Meta, feared their encrypted messages were…
