Kenya to sell eCitizen and government data to businesses and NGOs

Kenya plans to sell anonymized eCitizen and government data to businesses and researchers, raising fresh concerns about privacy and citizen trust...
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The Kenyan Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy is proposing to sell non-personal data from platforms like eCitizen to businesses, NGOs, and researchers to generate government revenue.
- The government aims to sell at least 1,000 datasets in the next five years, viewing data as "the new oil."
- The initiative involves creating a marketplace costing taxpayers KES 396 million.
- Concerns are raised about the effectiveness of "anonymization" and the potential influx of unsolicited data usage, such as increased gambling messages.
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