Information Privacy in Nigeria

Nwankwo, Iheanyi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47317-8_3

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“…Furthermore, in a country such as Nigeria which follows a federal system, government-enacted laws are applicable only to government institutions and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Each of the nation's 36 states is required to formally table federal laws for them to be enforceable within the states (Nwankwo, 2016).…”

Section: Information Privacy Concerns: An Emerging-economy African Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other research finds that while the cultural worldview supports individualism, influences of communal living and interdependence makes for privacy being less of an important concept to many African societies, than in Western cultures (Makulilo, 2016). Also, the lack of infrastructure coupled with the need for communication has led to developing economies, particularly in Africa, adopting many technologies with little or no consideration for associated unintended consequences (Nwankwo, 2016).…”

Section: Information Privacy Concerns: An Emerging-economy African Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Context-Aware Technology Public Discourses and (Un)-informed Use: The Case of Users in a Developing Country

Barrett

Matthee

2019

SACJ

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There is a move towards a future in which consumers of technology are untethered from the devices and technology use becomes subliminal. With this increasing device opacity, loss of user control and increasing device autonomy, there are calls for more research on users' privacy and freedom of choice. There are, however, key figures in the creation of modern technologies who suggest that consumers are informed of the implications of the use of these technologies or, that consumers use the technologies willingly. This paper examines, using Critical Discourse Analysis, two genres of IT-related communication viz. a speech made by the CEO of Facebook, the largest social-networking site and, the privacy policy document of Truecaller, said to be the most-downloaded app in Africa. Furthermore, 25 Sub-Saharan African users were interviewed on their use and understanding of smartphones. The analysis reveals concerns of consumers regarding the absence of choice, a lack of knowledge and information privacy erosion are not unfounded. The results show also that with the speech and policy document alike, there was information that was distorted or omitted. The conclusion was that the discourses surrounding context-awareness, through confusion, misrepresentations, false assurances and illegitimacy, contribute to information imbalances and asymmetry but most importantly, an uninformed consumer.

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Section: Information Privacy Concerns: An Emerging-economy African Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Information Privacy Concerns: An Emerging-economy African Pmentioning

confidence: 99%