Cybercrime law coming

Tigo Tanzania supports cybercrime law
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Tigo Tanzania says it supports government efforts to protect the public against cybercrimes through the much-debated Cyber Crime Act. General Manager Diego Gutierrez said that his company supports the government efforts in enacting the law, which has ...
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Will Tanzania cybercrime law stop online chats?

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Statistics Act, Cybercrime law unconstitutional - rights group
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The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) has rejected as unconstitutional, the newly enacted Statistics Act 2013 and the Cybercrime Law. According to the THRDC, the two laws not only infringe on the freedom of media but also undermine ...

Blogger arraigned over 'breach' of Cybercrime law
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Prominent blogger and political activist Yericko Nyerere was yesterday arraigned at Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court facing five charges under the Cybercrime law allegedly committed during the General Election campaigns and on the election day.
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Police to work with ministry to enforce cybercrime law
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THE police force has vowed to work closely with the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology in implementing the cybercrime and electronic transaction act, as it is expected to take effect on September 1. This was said yesterday by the ...

Experts to start awareness campaign on cybercrime law
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A TEAM is expected to embark on a public awareness campaign to educate masses about the recently passed Cybercrime Act 2015 before it is fully implemented. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said the ...

Police, communication ministry to enforce law on cybercrime
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THE police force has vowed to work closely with the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology to implement the Cybercrime and Electronic Transaction Act expected to take effect on September 1, this year. Speaking in Dar es Salaam over the ...

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Fears Over Tanzania's Cybercrime Law Become Reality During Presidential Election
Slate Magazine (blog)
DAR ES SALAAM—When the Tanzanian government enacted the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 early this year, the Washington Post editorial board argued that the law stifles free expression and would limit “informed policy debates ahead of the country's elections ...

Law for elders' rights coming soon
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THE government is expecting to table in Parliament in the next financial year a bill for a law governing elders' rights, it was said here. Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional Administration and Local Government),Mr Kassim Majaliwa ...