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On getting phished before sunrise
The first time Ngozi was phished, it didn’t feel like…
Confidential computing is changing the way we handle data
Every few years, a new technology quietly arrives that fundamentally…
Risks never sleep: Why data protection must be a living practice
At a quarterly strategy meeting not long ago, a senior…
Predictive modelling, credit risk in EMs, and Nigeria’s fintechs
In global financial markets, the ability to anticipate credit risk…
Data Protection Officers should be heart of innovation
In a quiet but consequential meeting with representatives from the…
Business case for clarity in data governance
We live in an age of digital transparency — or…
We’re the product: It’s time we understood the terms 
A shoe advert follows you across devices. Your playlist mirrors…
The shame economy of cybersecurity in 2025
A decade ago, the biggest office embarrassment was falling asleep…
Balancing surveillance, security, and data protection risk
Organisations across sectors are accelerating their investment in fraud prevention…
The farce of opting out in the ad-tech world
There’s a very specific kind of irritation that hits you…
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