Data is considered to be the 'oil' of the digital era and the internet and smartphones have contributed significantly to making data more valuable and almost all transactions conducted online requires the release of some form of personal data.
This introduces the risk of having personal sensitive information being potentially shared with or sold to high level security agents or blue-chip companies to enable surveillance and data gathering.
In Nigeria, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau regulates the protection of personal data of Nigerians both home and abroad.
